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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shen Te hand out to the people waiting for her?
(a) Rice.
(b) Milk.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Water.

2. What country is the play set in?
(a) Japan.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Thailand.
(d) China.

3. What does Wong sell?
(a) Water.
(b) Gloves.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Rice.

4. What does the family sing about?
(a) What tomorrow will bring.
(b) Past glories.
(c) Being poor but happy.
(d) Living in the moment.

5. Who brings their family to meet Shen Te?
(a) The Husband and Wife.
(b) Mrs. Shin.
(c) The Carpenter.
(d) The Unemployed man.

6. What day is the rent due?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

7. What does the Old Woman remind Shen Te about?
(a) The dinner.
(b) The bills.
(c) The party.
(d) The rent.

8. What does Shen Te secure her loan from the Old Woman with?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her engagement ring.
(c) Her stock of tobacco.
(d) Her house.

9. Why does Shui Ta want the family to get dressed?
(a) They are invited to a party.
(b) They need to run errands.
(c) The shop is open.
(d) It is late in the day.

10. What does Wong tell the Gods the town is calling Shun Te?
(a) The Spinster of the North.
(b) The Man Eater
(c) The Angel of the Slums.
(d) The Harlot of the Ghetto.

11. Who do the Gods ask Shen Te to thank for them?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Wong.
(c) Her father.
(d) The Mayor.

12. Who does Wong say would be delighted to take in the Gods?
(a) The whole town.
(b) His own family.
(c) The poor folk.
(d) The rich folk.

13. What do the Policeman and the Old Woman write for Shen Te?
(a) A teegraph.
(b) A poem.
(c) A letter.
(d) An ad.

14. What does Shui Ta say he is not running?
(a) A knocking shop.
(b) A charity shop.
(c) A museum.
(d) A brothel.

15. Who comes into the shop after the Family leave?
(a) Wong.
(b) Mrs. Mi Tzu.
(c) Mrs. Shin.
(d) Shen Te.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shu Fu strike Wong with?

2. Who accompanies Shui Ta to the shop?

3. What is the name of the town the story is set in?

4. Who do the others suggest Wong goes to?

5. Why does Wong say no one is buying his water?

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