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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the banner say above Auntie Du's casket?
(a) We will miss you.
(b) Hope that your next life is long and prosperous.
(c) See you in heaven.
(d) Good luck!

2. Why does Jimmy have to have an operation when he ate the fish dinner Winnie had made to celebrate her new job?
(a) He had a heart condition.
(b) He swallowed a fish bone.
(c) He had appendicitis.
(d) He broke his leg.

3. Who tells Winnie gossip about the Wen family business three days before her wedding?
(a) San Ma.
(b) Peanut.
(c) Old Aunt.
(d) Bao-bao.

4. What does Wen Fu bring Peanut home in?
(a) A car.
(b) A wheelbarrow.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Horse and carriage.

5. What color is Winnie's house?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Orange.
(d) Day-Glo pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname Winnie's mother had for her daughter?

2. At Auntie Du's funeral, who does Pearl think of and begin to grieve for?

3. How long did Winnie live with her uncle and his wives on Tsungming Island?

4. Who says "Daddy, there's a lady sleeping up there! And her dinner's on fire!"

5. What does Winnie feed to Pearl when she visits in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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