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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dies in childbirth while a pilot and Hulan try to help her?
(a) Hulan's friend.
(b) Hulan's sister.
(c) Winnie's cousin.
(d) Winnie's sister.

2. How long do Winnie and Helen eat Auntie Du's funeral leftovers?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two days.

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

4. When Winnie moves to Nanking, what does she say about seeing snow?
(a) It reminds her of her childhood.
(b) The snow is best for snowmen.
(c) She wishes it would go away.
(d) It's the first time she's seen it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the biggest secret between Winnie and Helen?

2. Where do Peanut and Wen Fu meet in Chapter 7?

3. What does Wen Fu bring Peanut home in?

4. Who says he saw a ghost who told him he would experience nine bad fates before he died?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Winnie find when she returns to Tsungming Island to visit her aunts and uncle?

2. When do Winnie and Hulan first meet?

3. Describe how Wen Fu takes over Winnie's father's house.

4. Describe Jimmy Louie.

5. Why does Jiaguo consider having to court martial Wen Fu after a battle with Japanese planes outside of Nanking?

6. What is Wen Fu's role in Yiku's death?

7. Why is Winnie so mad at Helen for buying a three-day-old fish?

8. When Winnie confronts Wen Fu about abusing the servant girl, what does Wen Fu do to Yiku?

9. How does Winnie think about her past as a stain on her life?

10. What does Winnie remember best about her mother?

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