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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pao go when he feels tears burning in his eyes at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) To the kitchen to make dinner.
(b) To lie down on the bed.
(c) To his ponds.
(d) To cut mulberry bushes.

2. Who is the only one who knows that Auntie Yee is sick in Chapter 12?
(a) Chen Ling.
(b) Ming.
(c) Moi.
(d) Pei.

3. What does the large shipment mean for the silk factory after New Year's in Chapter 16?
(a) Enforcement of longer hours.
(b) Lunch is only 15 minutes long.
(c) No breaks during the day.
(d) Lots of work for the girls.

4. What color gown is the bride wearing in Chapter 10?
(a) Ivory.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

5. What does Lin suggest that she and Pei do at the start of the New Year's?
(a) Start their own silk factory.
(b) Take a trip to the country.
(c) Open a dance studio.
(d) Hire a car to take them to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pei see from the window of Lin's bedroom in Canton as she looks out into the garden?

2. When Chen Ling is summoned to Auntie Yee's beside, how has her illness progressed?

3. What does Pao say months of fear about losing Yu-sung has done to him?

4. What does Lin tell Pei about Moi's behavior in Chapter 16?

5. Who sends Lin a phonograph and records?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lin do when the fire starts in the factory?

2. What is Lin's homecoming like?

3. How do the girls finally discover that Auntie Yee is sick?

4. Are the working conditions deteriorating at the factory in Chapter 11?

5. How does Ji Shen react when Pei asks her if she wants to go to Hong Kong?

6. What is the state of affairs at the factory after New Year's?

7. How does Chen Ling inspire the workers to strike?

8. What does Pei learn about her sister Li that makes her angry?

9. How does Pei feel when she sees her village again?

10. What is Pao's reaction when Pei returns home?

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