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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. In Chapter 1, what does Aunt Helen say she is dying from?
(a) Brain tumor.
(b) Unhappiness.
(c) Envy.
(d) Old age.

2. What does the little boy standing next to the lake shout at the air force pilots after they drive past him in Mr. Ma's truck?
(a) See you soon!
(b) Good luck!
(c) Come and get me!
(d) Runaways! Cowards!

3. Who does Winnie give her sewing machine to as she leaves Nanking?
(a) Hulan.
(b) Wan Betty.
(c) Mr. Ma.
(d) The servant.

4. When Winnie and the others are escaping Nanking, how many suitcases are they allowed to bring?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

5. How much money does Wen Fu's family give to Winnie's father?
(a) Five thousand yaun.
(b) Four thousand yuan.
(c) Ten thousand yaun.
(d) One thousand yuan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is videotaping Auntie Du's funeral?

2. Which uncle tells a story about a newlywed couple in Chapter 8?

3. What do the women make out of the old store room for the harvested tea?

4. What does Hulan break in Chapter 12?

5. Who is Wen Chen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What promises does Winnie make when she is searching for Danru after Kunming is bombed?

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

3. What happens when Pearl realizes that Wen Fu is her biological father?

4. What is Wen Fu's reaction as they travel along the tops of the mountains, above the clouds?

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

6. What happens to Winnie's dowry once she is married?

7. Why does Peanut refuse to see Wen Fu when he visits her home?

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

9. What is the relationship between Gan and Winnie?

10. In the pavilion on the day it rains, what secret about her sister does Hulan share with Winnie?

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