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

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

3. 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) 11 weeks.
(c) Around 2 weeks.
(d) About a month.

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

5. What animal represents the year Mei was born?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Rat.
(d) Ox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teacher Fan have the girls do the evening after Dolly Yu kills herself?

2. In Chapter 7, where were mountain moved to create a new model village?

3. When was Ya'an at the center of the revolution?

4. In Chapter 12, how long has it been since Mei left the dance troupe?

5. In Chapter 9, what is the brush made of that the Chairman offers Mei to write her name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the dance troupe perform and where?

2. In Chapter 4, how does Mei help Midnight Chang?

3. What happens to Dolly Yu?

4. How are lies born in Chinatown?

5. What does Mei's mother do for her and give her before Mei lives for Beijing?

6. How does Mei feel when she wears her first pair of high-heeled shoes in Chapter 3?

7. In Chapter 7, what is to be Mei's job?

8. What are the lakes like at the Lake Palaces, and how were the lakes created?

9. In Chapter 3, what are Mei's thoughts when she finally gets to bed?

10. Why is writing with brush and ink difficult for Mei in Chapter 9?

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