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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. Who is the only one on the block who refuses to try the new fruit?
(a) Xiaolei.
(b) Lao Zhou.
(c) Mr. Sun.
(d) Pen.

2. How do the people on the street act the first season the new fruit is available?
(a) They are more likely to take trips with each other.
(b) They are sadder.
(c) They are meaner.
(d) They are kinder.

3. What happened to Zhu Feng's father when he was a young man that affected his life later?
(a) He lost his job as a professor.
(b) He was shot during a protest.
(c) He got cancer at a young age.
(d) He was put in jail for a long time.

4. How does Mr. Feng say eating his first qiguo made him feel?
(a) Like he did on his wedding day.
(b) Like he was 25 again.
(c) Like he did the day he got his first job.
(d) Like he did the first summer he visited Europe.

5. What job does Xiaolei have in the beginning of the story?
(a) Flower seller.
(b) Chef.
(c) Customer service representative.
(d) Microchip assembly line worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator of "On the Street Where You Live" meet Perry?

2. Where does Xiaolei go on her day off after keeping the handsome man's item?

3. What is the party secretary wearing when he opens his door when Cao Cao brings him the fruit?

4. What does the man's wife claim the item he left at the shop was worth?

5. What is special about the item the handsome man leaves in the shop in "Shanghai Murmur"?

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