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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. When was an American spy plane shot down over Hainan as Mei remembers in Chapter 19?
(a) 3 days ago.
(b) A month ago.
(c) 6 days ago.
(d) A couple weeks ago.

2. In Chapter 17, where is Mei burned when she spills the Chairman's food?
(a) Arm.
(b) Wrist.
(c) Chest.
(d) Stomach.

3. How many days of mourning does Mei know there would have been for her sister?
(a) 49.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

4. In Chapter 15, what tree can Mei see from the window in the Chairman's quarters?
(a) Gingko.
(b) Cypress.
(c) Maple.
(d) Pine.

5. In Chapter 25, how many bodyguards follow the Chairman into the river?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Mei find in her pants pocket when she gets dressed?

2. What liquor does Mei drink with the Chairman and President in Chapter 19?

3. After the doctor leaves in Chapter 15, how do Mei and the Chairman get through the morning?

4. In Chapter 14, how long has it been since Mei has left the Lake Palaces?

5. How many families live in the village where the Chairman makes an unscheduled stop in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does Mei overhear outside Madame's quarters?

2. What is the first thing that Mei and the Chairman visit in Shoshan?

3. In a village the Chairman visits in Chapter 20, what does the storehouse look like?

4. In Chapter 18, why does a bodyguard come in and take off his shoes and give them to the Chairman?

5. With does Mei notice about the Chairman's boyhood home?

6. In Chapter 24, what are Mei's thoughts about what she saw when she toured campuses?

7. In Chapter 25, where does Mei remember where did the Chairman swam a decade ago?

8. In Chapter 15, who does the Chairman see when he becomes ill?

9. In Chapter 20, where and how long do Mei and the Chairman travel?

10. In Chapter 16, what does Secretary Sun tell Mei about her family?

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