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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 does Joy do when she finds her father coming out of a meeting?
(a) Starts crying on the street.
(b) Confronts him on the street.
(c) Follows him home.
(d) Decides she does not want to contact him yet.

2. When is the last time Pearl has been in China?
(a) When she is 40.
(b) When she is 9.
(c) When she is 28.
(d) As a teenager.

3. Who do the Chinese hope to overpower in the future?
(a) Imperialistic countries.
(b) Japan.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Russia.

4. What does the agent do before allowing Joy to enter China?
(a) Confisgate her American passport.
(b) Stamp her American passport so she will not be able to leave.
(c) Confisgate most of her belongings.
(d) Give her a new identity.

5. How does Joy feel about returning to the commune?
(a) Thrilled.
(b) Unhappy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Resigned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does one woman say that Pearl should not try to contact Z. G.?

2. Why did Joy's real father paint portraits of Joy's mother and aunt?

3. According to Auntie Hu, how can Pearl reclaim many of her old belongings?

4. Who is in charge of seeing that Dandelion Number Eight reaches its goals?

5. Why does Joy think she will never leave the commune?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Prologue recount?

2. What happens to Joy's stepfather, Sam, and how does Joy feel about it?

3. What does Pearl think about as she goes after Joy?

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

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

6. What are some of the lies Joy discovers about her family?

7. What is Green Dragon Village?

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

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

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

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