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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What job was Lisette doing when the narrator met her?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Receptionist.
(c) Landscaper.
(d) Accountant.

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

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

5. Where is one place Xiaolei used to go often on her days off, but recently stopped going to so often?
(a) The Mountain.
(b) The library.
(c) The Club.
(d) The Bund.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Zhu Feng's father?

2. What does the handsome man in "Shanghai Murmur" leave behind that Xiaolei keeps?

3. What does Perry ask the narrator for?

4. What do the villagers go up the mountain to gather in the story "Flying Machine"?

5. What does the narrator shout at the blonde woman he follows once in "On the Street Where You Live"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator in "On the Street Where You Live" let Lisette treat him the way she does?

2. What is Anning's strongest memory of the time when she and Cao Cao got married?

3. Why does Xiaolei get in an altercation with the handsome customer's wife?

4. Why does Xiaolei become obsessed with the pen for years after losing it?

5. What does Zhu Feng do to try to get more money to invest in the stock market?

6. How does Anning feel when she and Cao Cao try his plane out with the town watching?

7. How does Lisette treat the narrator in the story "On the Street Where You Live"?

8. What does Perry ask for that he thinks might help find Lisette, and why will the narrator not give it to him at first?

9. How does Old Li save Cao Cao's pride in the story "Flying Machine"?

10. In "Flying Machine," what does Cao Cao have a talent for?

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