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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. What was Mother Superior's first name before she became a nun?
(a) Odette.
(b) Kitty doesn't know.
(c) Nicole.
(d) Marie.

2. What is Kitty's last request of Walter?
(a) She asks for forgiveness.
(b) She asks him to give her a kiss.
(c) She asks him to forgive himself.
(d) She asks him to tell her he loves her.

3. What vocation does Sister St. Joseph's family do in France?
(a) They own a bakery.
(b) They own a small mercantile shop in the country.
(c) Her father and mother both work for the government.
(d) They are farmers.

4. What abruptly awakens Kitty during her first night in Mei-tan-fu?
(a) The crow of a bird.
(b) A nightmare.
(c) The crying of a servant.
(d) Walter rousing her.

5. When Kitty asks Walter what plans he has for their future after Mei-tan-fu, what is his response?
(a) We'll get a divorce.
(b) We'll let the future take care of itself.
(c) We'll go on living together.
(d) We'll stay married, but you can move to England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What compliment does Mother Superior pay Kitty when she sees her in disarray in Chapter 52?

2. How do the older Chinese orphan girls spend their time at the convent?

3. What reason does Walter give for despising himself in Chapter 47?

4. Who is the first person to suppose that Kitty is expecting?

5. During Kitty and Walter's discussion in Chapter 47, what does Kitty suppose Walter to be suffering from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kitty describe Waddington's Manchu mistress?

2. As Waddington tells Kitty about Chinese history and novels, how does Kitty's perception of the Chinese change?

3. How does Waddington describe his religious views to Kitty?

4. When Kitty asks Waddington about immortality, what is his response?

5. What does Sister St. Joseph think about Waddington?

6. How does Kitty describe Mother Superior's appearance?

7. What are Kitty's initial feelings towards the young orphan children and do her feelings change over time?

8. How does Kitty describe the city of Mei-tan-fu as she is carried to Walter's deathbed?

9. How does Waddington describe Charlie Townsend?

10. After Mother Superior agrees to let Kitty work in the convent, what advice does she give her?

(see the answer keys)

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