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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen tell Pearl about her brain tumor?
(a) It's shrinking.
(b) It hurts her head.
(c) She made it up.
(d) It's growing.

2. Who tells Winnie that Min is a sister of a pilot friend who has nowhere to stay?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Jiaguo.
(c) Hulan.
(d) Wen Fu.

3. Who does Winnie go to live with when she runs away from Wen Fu?
(a) Old Aunt.
(b) Aunt Du.
(c) Hulan.
(d) Jimmy Louie.

4. Why doesMrs. Liang give Jimmy Louie a photograph of her four daughters?
(a) Because his aunt requests it.
(b) So he could choose one for his wife.
(c) To give to a mutual friend.
(d) To update him on her family.

5. What is the secret code Jimmy says Winnie should use when she calls to indicate she's ready to run away from Wen Fu?
(a) "Blue skies smile on us."
(b) "Shut the window, don't let the air in."
(c) "The lake is frozen."
(d) "Open the door, you can already see the mountain."

6. 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.
(c) The man who bought the table.
(d) Wen Fu's father.

7. What does Hulan give Winnie as a parting gift before they leave Kunming once the war has ended?
(a) Rice cakes.
(b) Knitting needles.
(c) Purse.
(d) Letter.

8. How old is Yiku when she dies?
(a) Seventeen months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

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

10. Who gives Winnie Peanut's address?
(a) New Aunt.
(b) Little Gong.
(c) Uncle.
(d) The cook.

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

12. What does Winnie tell Pearl she should drink three or four times a day to help cure her multiple sclerosis?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Tea.
(c) Hot water.
(d) Coffee.

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

14. What does the name Danu mean?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Despair.
(c) Connection.
(d) Nonchalance.

15. Who throws a cup of tea at an ancient painting when the Japanese visit him at his home?
(a) Peanut's father.
(b) Wen Fu.
(c) Jiaguo.
(d) Winnie's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wen Fu do when Yiku gets sick on the Double Seventh day?

2. How old is Winnie when the war ends?

3. Who is having a second honeymoon in Chapter 26?

4. What color is the cloth that Winnie gives to Hulan after she convinces Jiaguo not to charge Wen Fu for driving the jeep without permission?

5. When Winnie tells her father that she must leave her marriage, what does he give her?

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