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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: The Dragon Rises: Chapters 27 & 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is not suspicious of Pearl?
(a) Her brother-in-law.
(b) Her old nanny.
(c) Dun.
(d) Z. G.

2. What requires that every pair of hands work nonstop?
(a) The upcoming festival.
(b) The harvest.
(c) The overseer.
(d) The Great Leap Forward.

3. What does the mandate involve?
(a) A crop that has not been grown in China until now.
(b) To see which commune can harvest their crops the fastest.
(c) Using more machinery.
(d) Digging miles of trenches for the water.

4. What is the composition of the audience at the festival?
(a) Mostly Chinese with a few Russian.
(b) Mostly Chinese with a few Koreans.
(c) All Chinese.
(d) International.

5. To where does Pearl walk?
(a) Her old family home.
(b) The bus depot.
(c) The train station.
(d) The large centrally-located park.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Chinese government view romance?

2. Why does Tao insult Joy after she gives birth?

3. Why does Pearl not leave with Z. G.?

4. Why is Joy happy but frustrated when she receives a package from Pearl?

5. What happens three months after Z. G. leaves the commune?

(see the answer key)

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