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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joy think she will never leave the commune?
(a) She loves Tao.
(b) She is afraid to leave it.
(c) She loves farming.
(d) Her father has to live there for the rest of his life.

2. Where does a guard tell Pearl he directed Joy?
(a) The missing person's bureau.
(b) He does not remember.
(c) The Green Dragon Village.
(d) The Artist Association.

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

4. What does Pearl sometimes sneak and keep?
(a) Pieces of material.
(b) Small pieces of the poster of her and May.
(c) Bits of memorabilia from her childhood in China.
(d) Newspaper articles about Z. G.

5. How does May hide the money she sends to Pearl?
(a) Sews it into the hems of clothing.
(b) She does not send money because it would get stolen.
(c) Disguises it as decorative art.
(d) Conceals it into a flap on the inside of the letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Z. G. supposed to remember?

2. What does Tao say is the reason for the water buffalo's suffering?

3. What is Dandelion Number Eight People's Commune?

4. What has Pearl maintained in Hong Kong?

5. Why does Pearl not leave with Z. G.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What assignment is Joy given in the village, and why?

2. Who gives a mediocre performance in acting out Joy's play, and how is she received?

3. How is the commune set up for The Great Leap Forward?

4. What does Pearl think about concerning Joy's father, Z. G.?

5. Why is Pearl called into a government office and what is she told?

6. What does Pearl finally tell May about Joy and Z. G.?

7. What organization does Joy join in college and why does she end up in China?

8. What is the Great Leap Forward and what does China hope to accomplish with it?

9. Who is Joy attracted to in the Green Dragon Village and how do the two interact?

10. Of what do Pearl's housemates accuse her, and who seems to be supportive of her?

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