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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 47 - 94, "Hotline Girl, "New Fruit," and "Field Notes on a Marriage").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the residents call the man guarding the front gate?
(a) Bao'an.
(b) Mr. Sun.
(c) Pen.
(d) The concierge.

3. In "Hotline Girl," what adorns the highways each spring?
(a) Deer.
(b) New trees.
(c) Roses.
(d) Children in dresses.

4. What job does the narrator take as he gets to be an older college student?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Kitchen assistant.
(c) Law clerk.
(d) Administrative assistant.

5. Who is the best worker at the hotline?
(a) Bayi.
(b) Suqi.
(c) Peng.
(d) Keju.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one activity Lao Zhou is known for?

2. What does Keju say happened after Bayi broke up with him in "Hotline Girl"?

3. What does Gao's mother say is no excuse for what he and his friends did to Mouse?

4. Who is the only one on the block who refuses to try the new fruit?

5. What do the rumors say has happened to the Sunshan farm?

(see the answer key)

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