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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 145 - 192, "Shanghai Murmur" and "Land of Big Numbers").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lisette leave town?
(a) Her mother is ill and she wants to care for her in her mother's hometown.
(b) She has a new boyfriend.
(c) She is tired of life there.
(d) She gets a new job.

2. In the story "New Fruit," what kind of skin does the fruit have?
(a) Smooth skin like an apple.
(b) Orange-red tawny skin.
(c) Green skin that is a bit slimy.
(d) Black skin.

3. What is Bayi glad for in the end of "Hotline Girl"?
(a) She has plenty of money.
(b) She is cured from cancer.
(c) She is young and free.
(d) She is having a baby soon.

4. Where does the handsome customer in "Shanghai Murmur" live?
(a) Burkshire.
(b) Helo Tower.
(c) Triumph Mansion.
(d) The Greenway.

5. Who was the first on the street to try the new fruit?
(a) Lao Zhou.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Mrs. Ying.
(d) Pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do some people in the village dislike the party secretary?

2. Who does Zhu Feng borrow money from?

3. What does Zhu Feng's mother do for a living?

4. Where does the narrator see Perry again after giving him what he had been asking for for so long?

5. What happens when the man upstairs from Xiaolei dies in the story "Shanghai Murmur"?

(see the answer key)

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