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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. Complete this aphorism. "The bird that stand out ...

2. Where does Li-yan get all the tea she drinks?

3. How old is Li-yan when she applies to her trade school's tea program?

4. Jin tells Li-yan he is going to Los Angeles. Where does he really go?

5. What modern convenience did Li-yan find so fascinating it was almost taken away from her?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Li-yan opens her tea shop, where does her tea come from?

2. What significant even happens in the house Jin purchased on Shamian Island?

3. What is the cause of resentment between Ci-teh and Li-yan?

4. While Ci-teh helps Li-yan get dressed for her wedding ceremony, what does she keep asking that irritates Li-yan?

5. How does Li-yan know her parents approve of her marriage to Jin?

6. Why does one of the trade school examiners tell Li-yan she does not have a chance of getting into the program?

7. Describe Mr. Huang's feelings toward his son, Xian-rong.

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

9. Why has Li-yan's family abandoned some of their traditions?

10. When Li-yan is tasting tea with Tea Master Sun, she compares the experience with what Akha family tradition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Li-yan's desire to change her fate by gaining an education with the Akha traditions that continue to exert an influence over her life and behavior.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how Li-yan's feelings about her inheritance of the tea grove have developed and changed over the course of the novel. What effect has Li-yan's perspective had on her relationship with her mother?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Li-yan decide to leave San-pa? How has her perception of her husband change?

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