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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part does Mei audition to play in Chapter 6?
(a) Heroine.
(b) Sniper.
(c) Bandit.
(d) Older brother.

2. When were the lakes dug up for the palaces?
(a) 3 centuries ago.
(b) 200 years ago.
(c) A few 100 years ago.
(d) 4 centuries ago.

3. What does Teacher Fan have the girls do the evening after Dolly Yu kills herself?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Watch a movie.
(c) Listen to the radio.
(d) Read.

4. In Chapter 7, how many weeks does Mei have to train to pretend to be a student?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

5. In Chapter 6, what does the Chairman's wife wear to the play?
(a) Black dress.
(b) Brown pantsuit.
(c) Red dress.
(d) Gray pantsuit.

6. What is the Chairman doing when Mei is taken to him in Chapter 7?
(a) Having lunch.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Reading.
(d) Taking a nap.

7. When was Secretary Sun the Chairman's daughter's tutor?
(a) After he graduated from college.
(b) His last year in college.
(c) 2 years ago.
(d) 3 years ago.

8. How many guards work in teams to protect the Chairman in and around his quarters?
(a) 20.
(b) 2 dozen.
(c) 30.
(d) 3 dozen.

9. When does the Chairman die?
(a) September 16, 1976.
(b) September 2, 1976.
(c) September 9, 1976.
(d) September 9, 1976.

10. What does Mei wear for the play?
(a) Blue jacket, orange sash, and pants tucked into leather boots.
(b) Black jacket, yellow sash, and pants tucked into leather boots.
(c) Green jacket, red sash, and pants tucked into leather boots.
(d) Red jacket, green sash, and pants tucked into leather boots.

11. In Chapter 12, how long has it been since Mei left the dance troupe?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 weeks.

12. In Chapter 3, how long does it take Mei to learn to read a map?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) A few months.
(d) 1 month.

13. What animal represented the year the Chairman was born?
(a) Horse.
(b) Dog.
(c) Snake.
(d) Rooster.

14. In Chapter 10, where from where has the Chairman's daughter recently graduated?
(a) Peking University.
(b) Jiangnan University.
(c) Soochow University.
(d) Beijing University.

15. At how many bases in August do Mei and the other girls perform their play in Chapter 6?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a plant smell like that Mei picks when she walks with Secretary Sun in Chapter 9?

2. Where did the Premier study in his youth?

3. How long after Mei arrives at the capital does Teacher Fan announce that the girls will perform for troops around the country?

4. Where did the Chairman have a chance to study when he was a student, but turned it down?

5. How many days is it before Mei's birthday in Chapter 12?

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