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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gao's mother tell the narrator about his marriage when she visits his family alone?
(a) Her son never should have gotten married.
(b) She never thought her son would get married.
(c) Her son always said he would never get married.
(d) Her son always said he wanted to get married.

2. What does Keju say happened after Bayi broke up with him in "Hotline Girl"?
(a) He moved to America for a while.
(b) He went a little crazy.
(c) He moved back in with his parents.
(d) He got a new job.

3. What does the narrator's mother say when the narrator's fiance asks where Lulu is?
(a) In jail.
(b) In America.
(c) Getting her PhD.
(d) In Europe.

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

5. What is one reason Gao says he and the narrator should get married?
(a) They have the same research interests.
(b) They can save on their rent.
(c) Neither have ever done it.
(d) It is good to have joint health insurance.

6. Who is the person responsible for bringing the new fruit to the world?
(a) Fan Shiyi.
(b) Mr. Sun.
(c) Xiaolei.
(d) Pen.

7. What gift do the twins' parents get for them when they go to college?
(a) Apartments.
(b) Cars.
(c) Laptops.
(d) New clothes.

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

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

10. Who does Lulu call from the police van the first time she is taken away?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

11. Where did the police find Gao's body?
(a) In the river.
(b) In the car wreck.
(c) Hanging from a tree.
(d) At the hospital.

12. What special day does the country celebrate together towards the end of "New Fruit"?
(a) The day of the martyrs.
(b) The day of the dead.
(c) The day of the satyrs.
(d) The day of the heroes.

13. What does Lulu often call the narrator?
(a) Honey.
(b) My Best Friend.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Big Brother.

14. Where does Bayi meet her ex-boyfriend?
(a) The ice skating rink.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A public plaza.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seems to have a buried affection for Lao Zhou?

2. Why does Bayi agree to see her ex-boyfriend just one time?

3. Where does Lulu sneak into once when she and the narrator are children?

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

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

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