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

2. What did Winnie's mother leave behind when she disappeared?
(a) A warning to be careful.
(b) A letter to Winnie.
(c) A three-foot lock of hair.
(d) A recipe for a fish dish.

3. Who is training to be a pilot in Chapter 9?
(a) Wen Fu.
(b) Captain Hong.
(c) Robert.
(d) Mr. Lui.

4. In Chapter 3, what does Helen tell Winnie she plans to reveal?
(a) All of Winnie's past secrets.
(b) How she saves money.
(c) Her daughter's affair.
(d) Her fish recipe.

5. What kind of job does Pearl have?
(a) Speech and language clinician.
(b) Bookstore owner.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Medical Assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who delivers Peanut's letters to Wen Fu?

2. How does Wen Fu behave towards the other pilots when they're playing cards after dinner?

3. Why does Winnie no longer eat eels?

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

5. Who is Phil?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Winnie respond when she sees Lin outside the church one Sunday?

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

3. How does Winnie react when her mother has disappeared and doesn't return to their bedroom?

4. Why does Pearl feel silly about participating in the Buddhist ritual of chanting around Auntie Du's casket?

5. How does Little Yu's mother help Peanut leave her husband?

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

7. How does Hulan know that Winnie is pregnant even before Winnie does?

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

9. Describe Jimmy Louie.

10. What kind of items does Helen have in her big bag that she uses for a purse?

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