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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 is Hulan's husband doing as she is in Tienanmen Square?
(a) Preparing to return to the States.
(b) Preparing to kill himself.
(c) Thinking of his daughter and his marriage.
(d) Writing Hulan a letter.

2. Who is Vie Minister Zai?
(a) A father figure to Hulan.
(b) Hulan's grandfather.
(c) Hulan's brother.
(d) Hulan's uncle.

3. What did Hulan once fail to do?
(a) Save 50 miners.
(b) Save 50 female factory workers.
(c) Save 150 female rice gatherers.
(d) Save 150 female factory workers.

4. Who is cocky as Hulan begins the interview?
(a) Michael.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Li Guo.
(d) Brian.

5. What does Hulan think she should support because of being educated in the United States?
(a) Religious freedom.
(b) Higher education for every Chinese person.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Woman's rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Chu Ching?

2. Who is Dr. Michael Quon?

3. What is one important missing artifact that Ma discusses?

4. About what does Hulan instruct the local officials?

5. What does Catherine do when Hulan interviews her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Hulan interview about Lily?

2. What does Michael say when Hulan interviews him?

3. Who does Ma first introduce David and Liu to and what does this man tell them?

4. What does Hulan do when the local security forces arrive at Lily's bedroom?

5. What was Hulan given permission to do in her deal with high powered Chinese officials five years prior to the opening of the novel?

6. What does Ma say about the people who have died at Site 518 thus far?

7. What unofficial position does Hulan have in China and why?

8. Who do Liu and David meet at lunch the first day in Bashan?

9. What was Hulan expected to do as her part of the bargain in question #3?

10. Who meets the couple at Bashan, and what does he tell them as he takes them to their lodgings?

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