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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Yuen hope to get his daughter out of China?

2. What did Sam think his letter from China was?

3. How did Ping know so much about May Ying?

4. What ended the war in Japan?

5. What kind of tournament was May Ying involved in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sam want Ping to do when she left her husband, and why did she not do it?

2. How did Hing learn about her mother's death?

3. What did May Ying say in her letter to Hing after the 4 years of silence?

4. What was Huangbo chastised for by the Communists?

5. What caused Doreen to drop out of school?

6. How did Hing's husband make a living?

7. How did Nan die?

8. How was Hing able to purchase a house?

9. What did the Communists force Yuen to do?

10. What did Yuen say was the most important thing to him in his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes covered throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the people in these scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

What was Yuen's greatest desire at the end of the book, what was he willing to sacrifice for it, and why?

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