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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 sister.
(d) Winnie's cousin.

2. Who steals a pedicab after the Japanese drop leaflets in the market of Nanking?
(a) Wen Fu.
(b) Hulan.
(c) Jiaguo.
(d) Winnie.

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

4. What does Winnie find under Pearl's bed as she's cleaning Pearl's bedroom?
(a) Old photo albums.
(b) Dust bunnies.
(c) Secret Treasures box.
(d) Love letters from her first boyfriend.

5. Who does Aunt Helen say Pearl needs to tell about her disease?
(a) Phil.
(b) Mary.
(c) Her doctor.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Winnie give her sewing machine to as she leaves Nanking?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Wen Fu spend Winnie's dowry money on?

3. Who tells Winnie gossip about the Wen family business three days before her wedding?

4. Who is training to be a pilot in Chapter 9?

5. Who is Auntie Miao?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Pearl at Auntie Du's funeral?

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

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

4. What does the fortune teller say she can do to change Winnie's bad luck?

5. Why does Winnie name the statue Lady Sorrowfree?

6. Why does Winnie want to open the Secret Treasures box she finds under Pearl's bed?

7. What kind of gossip does Peanut tell Winnie about the Wens' export business?

8. What is the reason Auntie Du bought three pounds of tea?

9. What is the relationship between Helen and Winnie?

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

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