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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 music does Mei put on the record player when the Chairman beings leading Midnight Chang to his quarters?
(a) Waltz.
(b) Chinese opera.
(c) Rumba.
(d) Foxtrot.

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

3. When does Secretary Sun arrive in Chapter 1?
(a) Early fall.
(b) Late spring.
(c) Late summer.
(d) Early summer.

4. In Chapter 7, where were mountain moved to create a new model village?
(a) Dazhai.
(b) Linzhou.
(c) Hebi.
(d) Shangqiu.

5. Where does a girl kick Dolly Yu in Chapter 4?
(a) Back.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Legs.
(d) Butt.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Madame arrive in Chapter 6?

2. Where does the Prologue take place?

3. 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?

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

5. In Chapter 1, how long has it been since Mei has had a bath?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the Chairman have a chance to study and learn how to build factories, and why did he not go?

2. What does the dance troupe perform and where?

3. How are lies born in Chinatown?

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

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

6. How does Teacher Fan explain the importance of the girls in the dance troupe?

7. What does Mei study with Teacher Fan in Chapter 11?

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

9. What happens to those who leave the troupe?

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

(see the answer keys)

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