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

2. Who becomes the narrator's wife?
(a) Lao Tang.
(b) Xiaolei.
(c) Li Han.
(d) Mao Xin.

3. What happens when Xiaolei knocks on the handsome man's door?
(a) He does not answer.
(b) He calls the police when he sees her.
(c) He asks for his pen back.
(d) He answers and does not recognize her at all.

4. 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 kinder.
(c) They are sadder.
(d) They are meaner.

5. What is the party secretary wearing when he opens his door when Cao Cao brings him the fruit?
(a) A robe.
(b) A new, fine leather jacket.
(c) A fine suit.
(d) A pair of expensive shorts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song is dedicated to the new fruit?

2. What does Cao Cao most want to be?

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

4. What ride does Lisette take the narrator on right before she leaves?

5. Where is one place Xiaolei used to go often on her days off, but recently stopped going to so often?

(see the answer key)

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