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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. What made May Ying say that Hing should die?

2. How did Hing learn that her mother was arrested?

3. Why did Ping marry someone below her status?

4. What was May Ying arrested for?

5. Who filed a lawsuit against Hing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Doreen to drop out of school?

2. What did Hing get sued for?

3. Why did Hing drop out of school?

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

5. What did the Communists force Yuen to do?

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

7. How did Sam die?

8. What did Sam do for Hing whenever he made a trip to Chinatown?

9. How was Hing able to purchase a house?

10. What did Sam sell of his daughter's, and what did this mean for them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the significance of the title of this book?

Essay Topic 2

Each of the Chong siblings had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of the siblings, and how did their individuality affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the ways Hing and John showed their love to each other, and how did these displays affect Denise's ideas about life?

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