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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Winnie's favorite piece of furniture that she bought for her dowry?
(a) Chamber pots.
(b) Bed.
(c) Vanity with a brocade bench.
(d) Lawn furniture.

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

3. In Chapter 12, what does Wen Fu spend Winnie's dowry money on?
(a) An old sports car.
(b) Tea.
(c) Phonograph.
(d) Books.

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

5. In Chapter 6, what is Winnie's task on New Year's day?
(a) To tend the animals.
(b) To mend the family's clothes.
(c) To sweep the courtyard.
(d) To wash all the dishes.

6. In Chapter 3, how old is the fish that Helen wants to buy at Happy Super?
(a) One day old.
(b) Just caught.
(c) Four days old.
(d) Three days old.

7. Who takes Winnie shopping for her dowry?
(a) San Ma.
(b) New Aunt.
(c) Peanut.
(d) Old Aunt.

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

9. What does Winnie say she acted like when she was newly married?
(a) Confident.
(b) Artistic.
(c) A foolish young girl.
(d) Talkative.

10. Whose cooking does Winnie criticize at the funeral?
(a) Helen's.
(b) Lucy's.
(c) Mary's.
(d) Jennifer's.

11. Who is Phil?
(a) Pearl's husband.
(b) Pearl's brother.
(c) Mary's brother.
(d) Aunt Helen's doctor.

12. What is Pearl's mother's name?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Helen.
(c) Ruth Ellen.
(d) Paula.

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

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

15. What does Winnie find on the funeral card that Pearl had saved from her father's funeral?
(a) Hearts around her father's name.
(b) Black marks covering the death date.
(c) Pearl's name.
(d) A song she made up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much spirit money did Mr. Hong give to Pearl before Auntie Du's funeral?

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

3. What does Winnie do in Chapter 4 to forget the news in Betty's letter?

4. What does Winnie make that ends up being too tight?

5. How old is Bao-bao when he gets engaged for the third time?

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