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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 95 - 144, "Flying Machine" and "On the Street Where You Live").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gao's mother say was one defining aspect of his personality when he was a child?
(a) Competitiveness.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

2. What does Cao Cao do with most of the fruit he picks every season?
(a) Bakes it in a pie for himself and his wife.
(b) Gives it to his daughter.
(c) Gives it to the homeless shelter.
(d) Gives it to the party secretary.

3. What is one reason Gao says he and the narrator should get married?
(a) They have the same research interests.
(b) It is good to have joint health insurance.
(c) Neither have ever done it.
(d) They can save on their rent.

4. What do Cao Cao's business cards say?
(a) Construction Worker.
(b) Inventor and Grassroots Engineer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

5. Who flies with Cao Cao on the first attempted flight in his plane?
(a) Anning.
(b) His son.
(c) The party secretary.
(d) His daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the person flying with Cao Cao feel when the plane is unable to get off the ground?

2. Who had performed years earlier at the funeral of the party secretary's father?

3. In the story "New Fruit," what kind of skin does the fruit have?

4. What animal does Bayi always suspect her ex-boyfriend may have killed?

5. What did Gao and his friends do to an outcast when they were school children?

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