2. What do Z. G. and the others encounter on the way back to Shanghai?
(a) The brigade leader trying to walk to Shanghai.
(b) Several roadblocks.
(c) Many people walking towards Shanghai.
(d) Nothing.

3. What do Joy and Z. G. do in Canton?
(a) Cry about Joy.
(b) Make plans.
(c) Fight.
(d) Make love.

4. Who does Joy think the most powerful leaders in China are?
(a) The ones who get busy and help the peasants with the harvest.
(b) The ones who have been executed for so-called treason.
(c) None.
(d) The ones who lie the biggest and best.

5. Where does Tao's mother send Joy when she begins contractions?
(a) The birthing house.
(b) The next-door neighbor's house who is a midwife.
(c) The hospital in the closest city.
(d) No where.

6. Why does Pearl apply for paperwork to visit the Green Dragon Village?
(a) To try to get Joy to leave the commune.
(b) To take Joy maternity clothes.
(c) Because Joy is pregnant.
(d) To take Joy vitamins.

7. What does the brigade leader have Yong do?
(a) Give each worker a bonus.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Unbind her feet.
(d) Tell her story.

8. To what does Joy think the people are blind?
(a) Imminent death.
(b) The way so many of the communes members are dying.
(c) The government's abuse.
(d) The way the brigade leader lives.

9. What is the meaning of the item pinned to Yong's chest?
(a) She has been denounced from the commune.
(b) She is being recognized for some achievement.
(c) She is being allowed to retire.
(d) She is going to give a talk.

10. What is beginning to hit the city?
(a) Heat waves.
(b) Food shortages.
(c) Rumors of the civil war coming closer.
(d) Disease.

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

12. What does the government promise to women who give birth?
(a) An experienced midwife.
(b) Their female children will be protected.
(c) An experienced doctor.
(d) Extra food rations and cloth.

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

14. 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.

15. How is Joy's relationship with her in-laws proceeding?
(a) Deteriorating.
(b) Neutral.
(c) Improving.
(d) At an all-time low.