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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Dog Grins: Chapters 21 - 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is valued over performance?
(a) Speed.
(b) Looking busy.
(c) Espirit de corps.
(d) Nothing.

3. Why does Pearl feel terrible as she harvests various crops?
(a) For not going very fast.
(b) For tiring out quickly.
(c) For ruining so much of it.
(d) For not knowing how to cut the harvest.

4. Why is Joy happy but frustrated when she receives a package from Pearl?
(a) That the letter is brief and says nothing.
(b) That Pearl has not come to the commune in person.
(c) That there is no money in the package.
(d) That there is no baby formula in the package.

5. What is the problem with planting wheat?
(a) The birds eat too much of it.
(b) The high humidity spoils wheat.
(c) The mice eat too much of it.
(d) The soil is not right for wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the brigade leader continue to expect?

2. How does the Chinese government view romance?

3. According to Auntie Hu, how can Pearl reclaim many of her old belongings?

4. What does Joy allow Pearl to do?

5. What does Pearl think she would have done if life had treated her a bit more kindly?

(see the answer key)

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