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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. What is the significance of the book, "Shanghai Girls"?
(a) There is no significance of the book.
(b) It is a less savory view of the lives of some Chinese girls.
(c) It is the prequel to "Dreams of Joy".
(d) It was written by the main character, Sam.

2. How does the Captain of the ship from Hong Kong cheat Joy?
(a) He does not cheat her.
(b) He offers to keep her jewelry safe but never gives it back.
(c) He charges her double for the passage.
(d) He takes half of her money for exchanging her American dollars.

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

4. Why are all the people of the commune fed three meals a day at the canteen?
(a) To save fire wood.
(b) To create a spirit of camaraderie.
(c) To save resources.
(d) To free up the woman from domestic chores.

5. What is Z. G. supposed to remember?
(a) Who makes his lifestyle possible.
(b) Why he supported the revolution.
(c) The goals of communist art.
(d) Who is responsible for the liberation of China.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joy feel about returning to the commune?

2. Who is chasing Joy from the United States?

3. Who is not suspicious of Pearl?

4. Where does Z. G. say it is time to go?

5. What does the interrogator force Pearl to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joy's trip to China.

2. Who does Pearl visit one morning and how does the older woman seem?

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

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

5. Why does Z. G. rebuke Joy for sneaking off with Tao?

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

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

8. What information does Pearl learn right after entering China that relieves her mind?

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

10. What does Joy think about when listening to the propaganda about working hard?

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