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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. 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.

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

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

4. What does Cao Cao decide to build in the story "Flying Machine"?
(a) A corn-husking machine.
(b) A boat.
(c) A plane.
(d) A car.

5. What does the lettering on Xiaolei's sweatpants say that she wears on her day off?
(a) Superstar.
(b) Righteous.
(c) Juciy.
(d) Team.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had performed years earlier at the funeral of the party secretary's father?

2. What does Perry ask the narrator for?

3. Who is the village's party secretary?

4. Where does the handsome customer in "Shanghai Murmur" live?

5. Why does Xiaolei refuse to give back the item the handsome man has left in the shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Cao Cao's noodle robot?

2. What does Xiaolei's boss at the flower shop do when she finds out Xiaolei has lost the pen?

3. What does Xiaolei do to honor the man who dies in her building in "Shanghai Murmur"?

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

5. Why does Xiaolei so desperately want to move to the city in "Shanghai Murmur"?

6. What is Cao Cao's relationship with his son like?

7. In "Land of Big Numbers," why is Zhu Feng jealous of Li?

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

9. What is one sacrifice Cao Cao makes to please the local Communist leader every season?

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

(see the answer keys)

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