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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Perry seem to think the narrator did to Lisette?
(a) Belittled her work.
(b) Married her.
(c) Reported her to the police.
(d) Physically harmed her.

3. How does Zhu Feng decide to try to make more money?
(a) By working nights as a chef.
(b) By working as a DJ on weekends.
(c) In the stock market.
(d) By selling bootleg music.

4. What is special about the item the handsome man leaves in the shop in "Shanghai Murmur"?
(a) It is expensive, and a gift from his boss.
(b) It is a gift from the king.
(c) It is magical.
(d) It is a family heirloom.

5. How does the person flying with Cao Cao feel when the plane is unable to get off the ground?
(a) Angry.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Elated.

6. What do Cao Cao's business cards say?
(a) Construction Worker.
(b) Inventor and Grassroots Engineer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

7. What does the handsome man in "Shanghai Murmur" leave behind that Xiaolei keeps?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His photo.
(c) A good pen.
(d) His tie.

8. Who took Cao Cao's robot and used it for a while?
(a) A restaurant in town.
(b) The party secretary.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

9. Where does Xiaolei go on her day off after keeping the handsome man's item?
(a) The bottle factory.
(b) Richard's Bluff.
(c) Her hometown.
(d) Triumph Mansion.

10. What pet does Zhu Feng's father have?
(a) A red-billed songbird.
(b) A hamster.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A rabbit.

11. Who flies with Cao Cao on the first attempted flight in his plane?
(a) The party secretary.
(b) Anning.
(c) His son.
(d) His daughter.

12. Who had performed years earlier at the funeral of the party secretary's father?
(a) A magician.
(b) A comedian.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A psychic.

13. How does Perry die?
(a) The narrator stabs him.
(b) Car accident.
(c) The narrator suffocates him.
(d) The narrator pushes him and he hits his head on the radiator in the apartment.

14. Who is Cao Cao's wife?
(a) Anning.
(b) Bayi.
(c) Xiaolei.
(d) Ri.

15. In the story "On the Street Where You Live," what does the narrator see in the jail?
(a) A rat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A slug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cao Cao do for a living?

2. Who does Zhu Feng work for?

3. What does the narrator feed Perry when he comes back to the apartment?

4. In the story "Land of Big Numbers," who is Zhu Feng's best friend?

5. What is the party secretary wearing when he opens his door when Cao Cao brings him the fruit?

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