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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. How far is the nearest medical clinic from the village where Mei was born?
(a) 2 days walk.
(b) 3 hours walk.
(c) A day's walk.
(d) 10 hours walk.

2. When was Ya'an at the center of the revolution?
(a) 1933 to 1946.
(b) 1930 to 1943.
(c) 1931 to 1941.
(d) 1935 to 1947.

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

4. Where does the Mei work in the Prologue?
(a) MaMa Ji's restaurant.
(b) House of Nanking restaurant.
(c) Jade Dragon restaurant.
(d) Capital restaurant.

5. What surname does every family share in Mei's village?
(a) Yang.
(b) Song.
(c) Zhang.
(d) Wang.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many girls perform patriotic songs and skits on festival days?

2. What is the Chairman wearing when Mei wakes in Chapter 9?

3. What clothes is Mei given to wear in Chapter 2?

4. Where did the Premier study in his youth?

5. How much older is Busy Shan than Mei?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mei do when Secretary Sun takes her to get her belongings in Chapter 8?

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

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

4. What did the Chairman and a friend to on one summer break from school?

5. What do Busy Shan and Mei do to Midnight Chang's clothes?

6. What connections does Midnight Chang have according to Secretary Sun?

7. How is Mei chosen to go to Beijing?

8. In Chapter 13, why does Mei wants to see her parents?

9. When does the Chairman die, and how do the people of Chinatown in San Francisco respond?

10. Why does the Chairman not send Madame to the President?

(see the answer keys)

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