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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. What does Winnie feed to Pearl when she visits in Chapter 5?
(a) Tuna sandwich.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Rice.
(d) Noodle soup with turnips and pork.

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

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

4. How old is Auntie Du when she dies?
(a) 88.
(b) 97.
(c) 90.
(d) 100.

5. Why doesn't Winnie want to forget the past?
(a) She misses it so much.
(b) She had the best life in China.
(c) It still holds lessons for her.
(d) It was an enjoyable time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Wen Fu doing when Peanut first meets him?

2. Where does Winnie's son Samuel work?

3. Who uses an egg mixture to harden mud walls in their living quarters?

4. Why does Hulan grow angry with Winnie after the first battle in which some pilots die?

5. What profession does Lin have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Auntie Du leave in her will to Pearl?

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

3. Why does Pearl no longer like her cousin Mary?

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

5. Why does Winnie name the statue Lady Sorrowfree?

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

7. How do Winnie and Pearl behave differently toward each other after they've shared their secrets?

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

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

10. When Helen is bragging about her son to Winnie at the beginning of Chapter 4, what is Winnie's reaction?

(see the answer keys)

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