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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: The Dragon Rises: Chapters 24 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Joy's real father paint portraits of Joy's mother and aunt?
(a) For wanted posters.
(b) For propaganda posters.
(c) Because he loved both of them.
(d) To practice.

2. How does Z. G. view Joy's relationship with Tao?
(a) He thinks Tao would be a wonderful husband.
(b) He thinks she is too good for Tao.
(c) He thinks Joy would get bored with Tao.
(d) He thinks Joy would ruin Tao's life.

3. What does Joy realize are empty fantasies?
(a) Finding her real father.
(b) Going to college on the East Coast.
(c) Joe's notion of moving to China with Joy.
(d) Finding any of her half sisters.

4. What does Pearl frequently see as she is doing her job as paper collector?
(a) Propaganda against the United States.
(b) People celebrating Communism.
(c) Disabled elderly people begging.
(d) Posters of she and May.

5. Why does Joy go to China?
(a) To teach English.
(b) To find her birth father and true self.
(c) To learn about Chinese history.
(d) To visit her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is fed first when there is food?

2. What is valued over performance?

3. Why do they put metal blinders on the water buffalo?

4. How are Pearl and Dun married?

5. Who is clearly talented when Z.G. begins his art class?

(see the answer key)

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