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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Kumei from the age of five on?
(a) She has had terrible nightmares.
(b) She has had aspirations of becoming an artist.
(c) She has terrible, almost-daily headaches.
(d) She is raped nightly from her husband in an arranged marriage.

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

3. What does Pearl say about Tao?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) He is wise beyond his years.
(c) He is insignificant.
(d) He is a good match for Joy.

4. Who is Z. G.?
(a) A farmer.
(b) Joy's father.
(c) A diplomat for the People's Republic of China.
(d) A Chinese official high up in the party.

5. Who writes frequent letters to each other?
(a) Pearl and Auntie Hu.
(b) Z. G. and May.
(c) Pearl and May.
(d) Tao and Joy.

6. How many siblings does Tao have?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 8.

7. What does Tao ask Joy?
(a) If he can return with her to the United States.
(b) If she will stay with him in the Green Dragon village which what he loves.
(c) If she will marry him.
(d) If she has a young man in the United States.

8. Who does Joy believe is her biological mother?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Ling.
(c) May.
(d) Suan.

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

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

11. What is the precipitating factor for Joy's assignment?
(a) Ping-Li's death.
(b) Being caught in the woods with Tao.
(c) Having come from America.
(d) Saying caring for children is the one thing she would hate.

12. What will make it more difficult for Pearl to search for Joy?
(a) Registering her information.
(b) Having her passport taken.
(c) Having no transportation.
(d) Having no money.

13. What does the FBI want Sam to do?
(a) Set up a meeting with some Chinese Communists.
(b) Turn in Joy as a Communist sympathizer.
(c) Work undercover for them in San Francisco.
(d) Work undercover for them in China.

14. Who is actually Joy's biological mother?
(a) Suan.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Ling.
(d) May.

15. Who is waiting for Pearl in her bedroom?
(a) Z. G.
(b) No one.
(c) Dun.
(d) Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kumei think Joy and Tao are a perfect match?

2. Why does Z. G. arrange for Joy and Tao to have art lessons together?

3. In what do the sisters write to each other?

4. What Zodiac sign can include being tricky?

5. How does Z. G. view Joy's relationship with Tao?

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