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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Winnie tells her father that she must leave her marriage, what does he give her?
(a) The antique scroll.
(b) Her mother's jewelry.
(c) Paper money.
(d) Three gold ingots.

2. What happens to Winnie when she comes out of the beauty parlor in Chapter 23?
(a) She's arrested and put in jail.
(b) A big wind ruins her hair.
(c) She's splashed by a bicyclist.
(d) She's photographed.

3. What season is depicted in the ancient scroll that Winnie's father throws tea at?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

4. What does Danru present to Old Aunt when he and his mother visit her after the war has ended?
(a) Candy.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Ginseng root.

5. Who does Winnie fear is killed after she lives through a bombing in Kunming?
(a) The cook.
(b) Her servant.
(c) Aunt Du.
(d) Danru.

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

7. How does the city of Kunming warn people that Japanese planes are coming?
(a) Closing city hall.
(b) Posting warnings.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Sirens and loudspeakers.

8. Where do Helen and Winnie go shopping at the end of the novel?
(a) The chinese dress shop.
(b) Mr. Wong's tea shop.
(c) Sam Fook Trading Company.
(d) The cookie factory.

9. How does Winnie get her airplane tickets back from Wen Fu?
(a) Threatens to shoot him.
(b) Blinds him with mace.
(c) Grabs them when he's not looking.
(d) Knocks him out.

10. What wish does Winnie give her roommates when she leaves jail?
(a) To wish her well.
(b) That they have a better life.
(c) That she will set them free.
(d) To eat well.

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

12. What does Winnie remember that she has stashed away in her suitcase lining when Aunt Du says they haven't eaten well in months?
(a) Dried apricots.
(b) Savings bonds.
(c) More money.
(d) The silver chopsticks.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name Danu mean?

2. Who comesfrom Harbin to tell Winnie the news about Danru's death?

3. What does Yiku mean?

4. In Chapter 15, who destroys the hospital kitchen in anger because they won't serve him?

5. What does Winnie say the Double Seventh day is supposed to be?

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