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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Rabbit Dodges: Chapters 7 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tao say is the reason for the water buffalo's suffering?
(a) There are no veterinarians in the area.
(b) He says there is no reason; it just is.
(c) The water buffalo won't let a human treat its wounds.
(d) Punishment for deeds in a past life.

2. In what typeface is the entire Prologue written?
(a) Italics.
(b) Bold-faced.
(c) Regular type.
(d) Underlined.

3. What job is Pearl given?
(a) Laundress.
(b) Cook.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Paper collector.

4. What does Pearl's contact help her do?
(a) Contact the missing persons bureau of Shanghai.
(b) Contact the artist association of Beijing.
(c) Set up a contact across in Hong Kong for mail forwarding.
(d) Sneak into China.

5. What does the interrogator force Pearl to do?
(a) Tell him everything she knows about the United States.
(b) Renounce her American citizenship.
(c) Register all her information.
(d) Renounce her Imperialist ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joy go to search for her father?

2. What does Pearl sometimes sneak and keep?

3. Why does one woman say that Pearl should not try to contact Z. G.?

4. What is the precipitating factor for Joy's assignment?

5. What does Tao ask Joy?

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