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

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

3. What does Zhu Feng find out about his father during the course of the story?
(a) He was one a professor.
(b) He was once a protester.
(c) He was once a doctor.
(d) He was once a landscaper.

4. What does the handsome man give Xiaolei when she asks what he does?
(a) His lapel pin.
(b) His card.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His hat.

5. What does the twins' mother do for work in "Lulu"?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Warehouse clerk.
(c) Writer.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who flies with Cao Cao on the first attempted flight in his plane?

3. When does the narrator's fiance first learn about Lulu?

4. What happens when the man upstairs from Xiaolei dies in the story "Shanghai Murmur"?

5. Why does Lisette leave town?

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