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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. What stage of starvation are the peasants entering?
(a) Skin diseases.
(b) Edema.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Weight Loss.

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

3. For what does Pearl find herself homesick?
(a) Her home in San Francisco.
(b) Her life as a teenager in Green Dragon Village.
(c) Her home in Los Angeles.
(d) The Shanghai she once knew.

4. What does the government insist the sparrows do?
(a) Nest in eaves and ruin them.
(b) Deface public seating areas.
(c) Devour most of the seeds and grains.
(d) Ignore the government's war.

5. Where does Z. G. say it is time to go?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Peking.
(d) Shanghai.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Pearl's housemates say about her when she returns from Auntie Hu's home?

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

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

4. What do the harvesters leave standing?

5. What does Tao not do after Joy gives birth?

(see the answer key)

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