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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Li-yan get all the tea she drinks?
(a) The tea collection center.
(b) A-ma sends it to her.
(c) She brought tea cakes with her.
(d) Mr. Huang.

2. When the tea market falls apart, where does Li-yan go?
(a) To Menghai.
(b) To her village.
(c) to Tea Master Sun.
(d) To Singapore.

3. Li-yan has to learn to use an indoor toilet and one other modern convenience. What was it?
(a) The oven.
(b) A microwave.
(c) The shower.
(d) A dishwasher.

4. Why does Tea Master Sun pour water over the tea leaves and then pour the water out?
(a) To rinse the tea cup.
(b) To wash the leaves.
(c) To heat the tea leaves.
(d) To heat the tea cup.

5. What event in American history does Haley write about?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The Boston Tea Party.
(c) The Stamp Act.
(d) The Louisiana Purchase.

6. What happens to the dog next door to Li-yan?
(a) He fll off the roof.
(b) He howls at midnight.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He climbs on the roof.

7. What is in the package Jin gives Li-yan?
(a) A traditional wedding skirt.
(b) A headdress, a wedding skirt, a belt buckle, earrings, breastplate and necklaces.
(c) A belt buckle, earrings, breastplate, and necklaces.
(d) A new headdress.

8. Jin tells Li-yan he is going to Los Angeles. Where does he really go?
(a) Spring Well village.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Shamian Island.
(d) Hong Kong.

9. From what did Jin's father die?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Malaria.
(d) A serious beating.

10. What do Li-yan and Mrs. Chang have in common?
(a) They are both widows.
(b) They both have sons.
(c) They both sell tea.
(d) They are both from Yunnan.

11. When Haley arrives in Yiwu, what customs does she have to get used to?
(a) Squat toilets.
(b) Using toilet paper for napkins.
(c) Spitting bones on the floor.
(d) Squat toilets, using toilet paper for napkins, and spitting bones on the floor.

12. Li-yan is surprised by the changes to what village?
(a) Spring Well.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Bamboo Forest.
(d) Menghai.

13. What aphorism does Li-yan recite to Deh-ja when she finds her at the Social Welfare Institute?
(a) A beautiful flower blooms even in dirt.
(b) Tall trees catch much wind.
(c) You can always go home.
(d) No coincidence, no story.

14. When Mr. Huang opens one of the special tea cakes made from Li-yan's special trees, what does he find?
(a) Green leaves.
(b) Flecks of yellow.
(c) Opium.
(d) A worm.

15. Where does Li-yan go each day after work?
(a) The Revolution Memorial.
(b) Blossom Park.
(c) The Villas at the Park.
(d) The Martyrs' Memorial Garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are at Jin and Li-yan's wedding?

2. Why did Jin keep his wealth a secret from Li-yan?

3. What is qi?

4. What is the name of Li-yan's teashop?

5. What type of water should be used to make tea?

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