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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the local farmer note about the body?
(a) It is a Japanese.
(b) It is wrapped in a shroud.
(c) It is a very young Chinese man.
(d) It is a white man.

2. About what does Hulan lament?
(a) The death of the 50 miners.
(b) The changes in the party structure.
(c) The death of the 50 female factory workers.
(d) The failing of her marriage and death of her daughter.

3. What is one trait Brian McCarthy's sister says about him?
(a) He was meticulous and careful.
(b) He was faithful to his girlfriend back in the States.
(c) He was easily angered.
(d) He had a lack of common sense.

4. Why will the land be inundated in the future?
(a) There will be a volcanic eruption some time soon.
(b) They are going to flood the land with just a few inches of water to make rice paddies.
(c) The Chinese are building a land at the Three Gorges.
(d) It is not going to be inundated, but rather become a desert.

5. What does the young boy who kicks the body think?
(a) It is just some debris.
(b) It is a shark.
(c) It is a crocodile.
(d) It is his friend with whom the boy is swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom was Hulan allowed to marry?

2. Who is Stuart Miller?

3. Who is Xiao Da?

4. Who are the vultures?

5. Where does Ma Hulan and others when they are discussing the death of Brian McCarthy?

(see the answer key)

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