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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator see on the hill on her way out of China that Gao's mother explains about?
(a) The dingzihu.
(b) The old museum.
(c) The Feng soldiers.
(d) The old well.

3. What were the crates that the new fruit arrived in labeled?
(a) The Hartford.
(b) Thai Produce.
(c) The Windforshire Farm.
(d) Sunshan Produce.

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

5. What did Gao and the others think a particular outsider child in their school was?
(a) An alien.
(b) A European.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A spy.

6. Why does Bayi agree to see her ex-boyfriend just one time?
(a) So she can get her money back.
(b) So she can see if they can get back together.
(c) So he will leave her alone after that.
(d) So she can hurt him as much as he hurt her.

7. What is one activity Lao Zhou is known for?
(a) Wood carving.
(b) Math.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Teaching.

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

9. How does Bayi's boyfriend tell her he was injured?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A shooting.
(c) A plane crash.
(d) A factory explosion.

10. What does the twins' father do for a living in the story "Lulu"?
(a) Writer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Sanitation worker.
(d) Accountant.

11. What does Lulu begin criticizing online?
(a) Europe.
(b) Corporations.
(c) The Chinese government.
(d) America.

12. What is different about Bayi's ex-boyfriend when she sees him?
(a) He has lost all his hair.
(b) He is missing an eye.
(c) He is missing part of his arm.
(d) He has gained a lot of weight.

13. What is special about Lulu?
(a) She is very good at music.
(b) She is brilliant.
(c) She can read minds.
(d) She is a very fast runner.

14. What secret does Lulu tell the narrator when she first comes to visit him in college?
(a) She is dropping out of college.
(b) She is a lesbian.
(c) She is going to America.
(d) She is pregnant.

15. Who takes over qiguo production after the terrible second season?
(a) England.
(b) Spain.
(c) A large cigar company.
(d) The government.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Field Notes on a Marriage," why does Gao resist the idea of returning to China?

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

3. What does Zhu Ayi's son do after tasting the qiguo?

4. How does Mr. Feng say eating his first qiguo made him feel?

5. What does Lulu wear at her trial?

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