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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. Where do Hulan and Winnie like to go during thunderstorms in Chapter 10?
(a) To the pavillon.
(b) Their bedrooms.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) To the bathhouse.

2. Who is Phil?
(a) Mary's brother.
(b) Pearl's brother.
(c) Pearl's husband.
(d) Aunt Helen's doctor.

3. What is Winnie's favorite piece of furniture that she bought for her dowry?
(a) Chamber pots.
(b) Vanity with a brocade bench.
(c) Bed.
(d) Lawn furniture.

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

5. What was the nickname Winnie's mother had for her daughter?
(a) Wah-wah yu.
(b) Syin ke.
(c) Little one.
(d) Big baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Winnie want to take her sweater off after church services in Chapter 3?

2. What does Winnie read in the Pavillion while snacking on a variety of foods?

3. What is Bao-bao handing out at Auntie Du's funeral?

4. Who is Wen Fu?

5. What does Betty Wan from Hong Kong write to Helen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the pilot's wives create a bathhouse for their own use?

4. What happens when Winnie tells her father she must leave her marriage?

5. What actions does Winnie take to help heal Pearl?

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

7. What is the relationship between Helen and Winnie?

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

9. What does Winnie learn about Hulan's marriage when she reads Jiaguo's letter?

10. What does Winnie find Peanut doing in her room at the rooming house in Shanghai?

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