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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 kind of farm does Pao have?

2. What does Moi say when Auntie Yee tells her the weather has cleared?

3. What are the physical characteristics of the tribe that Pao descends from?

4. What kind of sandals does Lin give Pei?

5. What did Lin's mother send to her in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lin's mother.

2. How does Pei know it is the right decision for her to join the sisterhood with Lin?

3. What are the working conditions at the silk factory?

4. Who is Sui Ying?

5. What does Mei-li share with Pei after she comes home late one night?

6. What does Auntie Yee remember about Chan?

7. What is the relationship between Moi and Auntie Yee?

8. What is Pei's first impression of the sisters' house where she and Lin go to live?

9. Why does Lin decide she must also have a hairdressing ceremony?

10. Why does Yu-sung feel she has lost all her children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is different about Sui Ying's circumstances that makes her hesitant about getting involved in the strike? What has she told Pei about her husband and dreams of the future? How is her death a commentary about being true to your inner desires when making a choice?

Essay Topic 2

How does Pao come to the decision to send his daughter Pei to the silk factory? What does the fortune-teller say that convinces him to make this decision? How does he feel later about this decision?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Pei and Ji Shen's decision to move to Hong Kong. What is Ji-Shen worried about? What do they hope to find in Hong Kong? When they see Hong Kong, why does Pei feel Lin's presence beside her?

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