2. Who does Cao Cao try to woo to become what he most wants to be?
(a) The local doctor.
(b) The local party secretary.
(c) His father-in-law, who is a farmer.
(d) The local engineer.

3. What happens to the handsome man's item in "Shanghai Murmur"?
(a) Xiaolei keeps it.
(b) Xiaolei sells it.
(c) Xiaolei throws it into the river.
(d) Xiaolei loses it and never finds it again.

4. What job does Xiaolei have in the beginning of the story?
(a) Microchip assembly line worker.
(b) Flower seller.
(c) Customer service representative.
(d) Chef.

5. Why do some people in the village dislike the party secretary?
(a) He never patronizes the town's businesses.
(b) He is rude to them.
(c) He is never in the town but rather always at his vacation home.
(d) They say he skims money from the town for himself and does not do his share of the work.

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

7. Who does Xiaolei anxiously wait for at work?
(a) The handsome, wealthy man who buys flowers every week.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her boss, who she likes.

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

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

10. What does Old Li say to help Cao Cao's ego when the plane does not fly?
(a) He knows how to fix it.
(b) There is one small problem - the plane just needs more gas.
(c) The plane is too stylish to fly.
(d) It may not be a plane, but it is a good car.

11. What does Cao Cao do with most of the fruit he picks every season?
(a) Gives it to his daughter.
(b) Gives it to the homeless shelter.
(c) Gives it to the party secretary.
(d) Bakes it in a pie for himself and his wife.

12. Where does the handsome customer in "Shanghai Murmur" live?
(a) Triumph Mansion.
(b) The Greenway.
(c) Burkshire.
(d) Helo Tower.

13. In the story "Land of Big Numbers," who is Zhu Feng's best friend?
(a) Li.
(b) Ayi.
(c) Peng.
(d) Zhou.

14. What job does Xiaolei tell her parents she had secured in order to move from her hometown to the big city?
(a) A job at a daycare.
(b) A job at a microchip factory.
(c) A job at a hospital.
(d) A teaching job.

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