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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Wen Fu behave towards the other pilots when they're playing cards after dinner?
(a) Talks politely with them.
(b) Tells coarse jokes to make them laugh.
(c) Scares them with his temper and then laughs at them.
(d) Is silent with them.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) Runaways! Cowards!
(b) Good luck!
(c) See you soon!
(d) Come and get me!

5. Who is training to be a pilot in Chapter 9?
(a) Captain Hong.
(b) Robert.
(c) Mr. Lui.
(d) Wen Fu.

6. What is the biggest secret between Winnie and Helen?
(a) Helen grew up in San Francisco.
(b) Helen is her daughter.
(c) Helen is her cousin.
(d) That Helen is not her sister-in-law.

7. Who is Wen Chen?
(a) Old Aunt's uncle.
(b) Wen Fu's brother.
(c) Gong's brother.
(d) Peanut's cousin.

8. How old is Auntie Du when she dies?
(a) 100.
(b) 97.
(c) 88.
(d) 90.

9. What kind of shop does Pearl's mother run?
(a) Cookie Factory.
(b) Flower shop.
(c) Kitchen shop.
(d) The Shop of the Gods.

10. Where do Hulan and Winnie go to meet up with their husbands in Chapter 11?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Yangchow.
(c) Nanking.
(d) Hankow-Wuchang.

11. Why does Hulan grow angry with Winnie after the first battle in which some pilots die?
(a) Winnie has used up all her flour.
(b) Winnie thinks she's better than Hulan.
(c) Winnie laughs at her.
(d) Winnie is always cursing the future with her words.

12. How old is Bao-bao when he gets engaged for the third time?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Thirty-eight.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Twenty-nine.

13. What do the women make out of the old store room for the harvested tea?
(a) A kitchen.
(b) A bathhouse.
(c) An extra bedroom.
(d) A dining area.

14. Where does Winnie sleep when she stays at her father's house before her wedding?
(a) Guest cottage.
(b) Guest room.
(c) The study.
(d) In her mother's bedroom.

15. Who is Helen's husband?
(a) Henry.
(b) Gan.
(c) Long Jiaguo.
(d) Gong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Winnie shopping for her dowry?

2. What does Winnie say "taonan" means?

3. What color is Winnie's house?

4. Why doesn't Winnie want to take her sweater off after church services in Chapter 3?

5. Who is Auntie Miao?

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