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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the girls given a day off from the silk factory at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) The machines are broken.
(b) They are waiting for a new shipment of cocoons.
(c) Chung was feeling generous.
(d) It is their yearly day off.

2. What does Chung arrive in during the strike?
(a) Sedan chair.
(b) Long black car.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Rickshaw.

3. What kind of sandals does Lin give Pei?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Cloth.
(c) Leather.
(d) Wooden.

4. What expression does Moi have on her face after Pei and Lin speak to her and she is back in the kitchen in Chapter 16?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Smile of victory.
(d) Fear.

5. Besides shorter work hours, what changes did Chung agree to for the factory workers after their strike?
(a) To buy lunch every day.
(b) Compensation for extra hours and a day off every two weeks.
(c) New windows for better ventilation.
(d) Air conditioning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Yu-sung give Pei when she visits with Lin?

2. Who is Hong?

3. What makes Pei speechless when she enters the large hall of the sisters' house?

4. What did Auntie Yee get in the habit of doing in Chapter 5?

5. What does Lin suggest that she and Pei do at the start of the New Year's?

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