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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the commune leader announce that is mandated by the government?
(a) A new type of farming.
(b) A new crop.
(c) A new irrigation system.
(d) A contest.

2. How many travel permits does Z. G. obtain?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. How will Joy and her baby be sneaked out of the commune?
(a) In a coffin.
(b) In the trunk of Z. G.'s car.
(c) In a shroud.
(d) In a barrel.

4. What do Pearl's housemates do when Pearl is out of the house one day?
(a) Destroy Pearl's bedroom.
(b) Take everything of any value out of Pearl's bedroom.
(c) Give Pearl's bedroom to another woman.
(d) Searched her bedroom.

5. Why does Joy boil the shoes Pearl sends her?
(a) To extract the rice paste.
(b) To stretch them.
(c) To kill the mold on them.
(d) To shrink them.

6. What will Feng Tao supposedly do in Shanghai?
(a) Give a speech about the mural at the commune.
(b) Have a showing at the Red Gallery.
(c) Attend an artist's school.
(d) Help Z. G. produce more posters.

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

8. What does Dun recognize as symbolic of extreme distress?
(a) The feathers in the package.
(b) The "x" mark on several pieces of paper.
(c) The black circles on several pieces of paper
(d) The boiled piece of leather.

9. What does the mandate involve?
(a) Digging miles of trenches for the water.
(b) A crop that has not been grown in China until now.
(c) To see which commune can harvest their crops the fastest.
(d) Using more machinery.

10. How does Joy convince the brigade leader to let her do her project in the commune center?
(a) Gives him a money bribe.
(b) Offers to go to bed with him.
(c) Shows him how it will help the commune's output.
(d) Appeals to his self interest.

11. What does Tao do that surprises Joy?
(a) Slaps the brigade leader.
(b) Slaps Yong.
(c) Taunts and jeers at Yong.
(d) Refuses to help Yong up when she falls.

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

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

14. What does everyone on the commune worry about concerning the upcoming winter?
(a) The artic winds are supposed to be worse this year.
(b) The winter will be harder than last year.
(c) The snow will be worse than last year.
(d) The ground will get too hard to plow.

15. What has Tao's family managed to do to stave off starving?
(a) Kill a few pigeons.
(b) Hide a cupful of uncooked wheat kernels.
(c) Grow a few mushrooms in the cellar.
(d) Kill a few rats and mice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is pinned to Yong's chest?

2. To what does Joy think the people are blind?

3. Why is Pearl upset to hear that Joy is pregnant?

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

5. What work does Pearl do?

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