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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Winnie give the statue she bought for Pearl's altar?
(a) Goddess of Mercy.
(b) Mrs. Kitchen God.
(c) Lady Sorrowfree.
(d) Helpful Buddha.

2. Who does Jimmy Louie ask to dance?
(a) Helen.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Donna.

3. What gift do Pearl and Phil give Bao-bao and Mimi?
(a) Dishes.
(b) Glass martini set.
(c) Blender.
(d) Wine glasses.

4. What does Winnie say the Double Seventh day is supposed to be?
(a) The coolest day.
(b) A sunny day.
(c) A lucky day.
(d) A day of rain.

5. Who is Yiku?
(a) Hulan and Jiaguo's child.
(b) The servant's name.
(c) Winnie and Wen Fu's second child.
(d) A shopkeeper's daughter.

6. How long do Winnie and Danru stay at her uncle's house when they visit after the war?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A long weekend.
(c) Three days.
(d) One week.

7. What does the landlady's dog eat in Chapter 23?
(a) Jimmy's robe.
(b) Danru's blanket.
(c) Peanut's painting.
(d) Winnie's slippers.

8. What kind of dance do Winnie and Hulan attend around Christmas, 1941?
(a) Wedding celebration.
(b) Chinese New Year dance.
(c) Min's nighclub party.
(d) American victory dance.

9. Who breaks the table legs in half so it is small enough to get out of Jiang Sao-yen's study?
(a) Winnie's father.
(b) Wen Fu's father.
(c) Wen Fu.
(d) The man who bought the table.

10. Where do Winnie and Jimmy send Danru to keep him safe from Wen Fu?
(a) To Old Aunt.
(b) To Peanut's rooming house.
(c) To Hulan and Jiaguo's home in the north.
(d) To a small cottage in the countryside.

11. What does Winnie drop when she's singing to her baby in Chapter 14?
(a) Cards.
(b) Book.
(c) Scissors.
(d) Money.

12. Who comesfrom Harbin to tell Winnie the news about Danru's death?
(a) Hulan.
(b) Min.
(c) Peanut.
(d) Aunt Du.

13. Who is having a second honeymoon in Chapter 26?
(a) Pearl and Phil.
(b) Joe and Sally.
(c) Mary and Doug.
(d) Henry and Helen.

14. Who does Winnie think is Pearl's father?
(a) Wen Fu.
(b) Henry.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Jiaguo.

15. Who gives Pearl herbal pads to place on her arms and legs?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Henry.
(c) Helen.
(d) Mrs. Hong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yiku mean?

2. Who does Winnie fear is killed after she lives through a bombing in Kunming?

3. Who is Jimmy Louie?

4. Where do Helen and Winnie go shopping at the end of the novel?

5. How many servants does Winnie hire before she has to take care of Wen Fu herself as he recovers from his jeep accident?

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