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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Peanut say she expects to receive from her future family?
(a) One hundred thousand yuan.
(b) Two thousand yuan.
(c) At least forty thousand yuan.
(d) Sixty thousand yuan.

2. What does Winnie make that ends up being too tight?
(a) Dress.
(b) Blouse.
(c) Pajamas.
(d) Pants.

3. Who says he saw a ghost who told him he would experience nine bad fates before he died?
(a) Mr. Ma.
(b) Paul.
(c) Ling.
(d) Gan.

4. Who does Winnie give her sewing machine to as she leaves Nanking?
(a) The servant.
(b) Wan Betty.
(c) Hulan.
(d) Mr. Ma.

5. What does Winnie do in Chapter 4 to forget the news in Betty's letter?
(a) Listens to the radio.
(b) Goes to the movies.
(c) Watches TV.
(d) She cleans her house all night.

6. What does Roger's nickname, Bao-bao, mean?
(a) Youngest child.
(b) Precious baby.
(c) Silly one.
(d) Big baby.

7. When Winnie and the others are escaping Nanking, how many suitcases are they allowed to bring?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

8. How long do Winnie and Helen eat Auntie Du's funeral leftovers?
(a) Five days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

9. Who delivers Peanut's letters to Wen Fu?
(a) The Postal Service.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Her brothers.
(d) Fed-Ex.

10. What name do Peanut and Winnie use for each other right before Winnie is married?
(a) Annoying pests.
(b) Enemies.
(c) La-sa.
(d) Sugar sisters.

11. Who uses an egg mixture to harden mud walls in their living quarters?
(a) Betty.
(b) Hulan.
(c) Old Aunt.
(d) Peanut.

12. In Chapter 3, what does Helen tell Winnie she plans to reveal?
(a) Her daughter's affair.
(b) How she saves money.
(c) All of Winnie's past secrets.
(d) Her fish recipe.

13. Who were the matron of honor and best man at Pearl's wedding?
(a) Katherine and Dave.
(b) Julia and Keegan.
(c) Jennifer and Michael.
(d) Mary and Doug.

14. Where do Wen Fu and Winnie move to just one month after they are married?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Loylang.
(c) Hangchow.
(d) Peking.

15. Who uses a red wedding skirt as a guide on the mountain road?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Jiaguo.
(c) Hulan.
(d) Wen Fu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pearl's least favorite cousin?

2. What did they call Betty Wan during wartime?

3. What does Winnie say she acted like when she was newly married?

4. What is Bao-bao handing out at Auntie Du's funeral?

5. What does the little boy standing next to the lake shout at the air force pilots after they drive past him in Mr. Ma's truck?

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