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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 Xiaolei refuse to give back the item the handsome man has left in the shop?
(a) She wants to keep it, so she makes up a rule about only being able to give property back to the person who left it.
(b) She has misplaced it.
(c) She has sold it already.
(d) Her boss tells her to steal it.

2. Who asks to ride in the plane after it fails to get off the ground?
(a) The party secretary.
(b) One of the town's youth.
(c) Cao Cao's father.
(d) Cao Cao's son.

3. What activity does the narrator become very good at in college?
(a) Track.
(b) Lacrosse.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Video games.

4. What does the narrator shout at the blonde woman he follows once in "On the Street Where You Live"?
(a) Bitch.
(b) Pretty Lady.
(c) Whore.
(d) Slut.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Bayi's lanyard?

2. What job does Xiaolei tell her parents she had secured in order to move from her hometown to the big city?

3. What is different about Bayi's ex-boyfriend when she sees him?

4. What happened to Zhu Feng's father when he was a young man that affected his life later?

5. What does Gao's mother tell the narrator about his marriage when she visits his family alone?

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