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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Mei arrives at the capital does Teacher Fan announce that the girls will perform for troops around the country?
(a) 2 months.
(b) About a month.
(c) Around 2 weeks.
(d) 11 weeks.

2. What flowers are embroidered on the hem of Mei's tunic when she leaves home?
(a) Plum blossoms.
(b) Hibiscus.
(c) Chrysanthemum.
(d) Lotus.

3. From what university is Mei to pretend she is a student in Chapter 7?
(a) Peking University.
(b) Tianjin University.
(c) Shanghai University.
(d) Shandong University.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what do Mei and the Chairman do together?
(a) Memorize.
(b) Read.
(c) Practice using a brush and ink.
(d) Watch a movie.

5. Where did the Premier study in his youth?
(a) Japan and France.
(b) England and Germany.
(c) Germany and France.
(d) America and England.

6. What does the mural over the swimming pool portray in Chapter 13?
(a) Night sky.
(b) Wheat sheaves and peasant women.
(c) Meadow.
(d) Chinese heroes and heroines.

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

8. What is the Chairman wearing when Mei wakes in Chapter 9?
(a) Green swimming trunks and a robe.
(b) Red swimming trunks and a robe.
(c) Black swimming trunks and a robe.
(d) Blue swimming trunks and a robe.

9. How many times has Mei used ink and a brush to write her name before she writes it for the Chairman and Secretary Sun in Chapter 9?
(a) Never.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

10. How old was Teacher Fan when she came to the capital?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

11. How much older is Busy Shan than Mei?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

12. What did Mei's father lose when he worked in a textile factory for a year?
(a) Index finger.
(b) 3rd finger.
(c) Little finger.
(d) Thumb.

13. Centuries ago, during what festival did General Zhu launch a sneak attack against Mongol invaders?
(a) Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
(b) Qingming Festival.
(c) Lantern Festival.
(d) Summer Solstice.

14. In Chapter 8, what does Mei remember the tea that mother made her made was made from?
(a) Dong quai.
(b) Wild yam root.
(c) Angelica.
(d) Mugwort.

15. In Chapter 11, how many times has the President been married?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mei is chosen in Chapter 1 to go to Beijing, how many days are there before she leaves?

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

3. What is the Chairman doing when Mei is taken to him in Chapter 7?

4. When does Madame arrive in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 10, what does the Chairman's wife wear when Mei sees her?

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