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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) Winnie's cousin.
(b) Hulan's friend.
(c) Hulan's sister.
(d) Winnie's sister.

2. Who is Wen Chen?
(a) Wen Fu's brother.
(b) Gong's brother.
(c) Old Aunt's uncle.
(d) Peanut's cousin.

3. How much money does Peanut say she expects to receive from her future family?
(a) One hundred thousand yuan.
(b) At least forty thousand yuan.
(c) Two thousand yuan.
(d) Sixty thousand yuan.

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

5. What name do Peanut and Winnie use for each other right before Winnie is married?
(a) La-sa.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Sugar sisters.
(d) Annoying pests.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Helen's husband?

2. At the market in Nanking, what do Winnie and Hulan buy just before the Japanese planes fly over, dropping leaflets and causing panic?

3. What does the banner say above Auntie Du's casket?

4. Who is Wen Fu?

5. Where does Winnie's son Samuel work?

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

4. How does Wen Fu wreck his new sports car in the cemetery?

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

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

7. How does Winnie feel about her experience shopping for her dowry?

8. What does Winnie remember best about her mother?

9. How does Winnie show her innocence about marriage?

10. Describe Jimmy Louie.

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