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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the nuns give Chinese parents in exchange for babies they would have otherwise abandoned?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A supply of fruit and vegetables.
(c) Medicine to ward against cholera.
(d) A small amount of cash.

2. What does Waddington think of Dorothy?
(a) He thinks she's cold and unfeeling.
(b) He thinks she's well-bred and able.
(c) He thinks she's very flirtatious.
(d) He thinks she's extremely beautiful.

3. How does Mother Superior treat Kitty since the discovery of her pregnancy?
(a) She is more kind and friendly with her.
(b) She is more standoffish to Kitty.
(c) She becomes more easily frustrated and mean to Kitty.
(d) There is no change in her manner towards Kitty.

4. What happened to the Missionary who was the previous occupant of the bungalow?
(a) He was given another post in a neighboring village.
(b) He caught cholera and returned to England for treatment.
(c) He feel in love with a Chinese woman and left the province with her.
(d) He died.

5. As Kitty spends more time with the nuns, how does she feel about the Catholic faith?
(a) She feels too unworthy to become a Catholic.
(b) She is disgusted by Catholic beliefs.
(c) She admires the nuns, but does not share their beliefs.
(d) She begins to adopt Catholic beliefs and wishes to be baptized.

6. When Kitty asks Walter if he wanted her to die from cholera in Chapter 57, what is his response?
(a) Yes.
(b) He doesn't know.
(c) At first.
(d) No.

7. What crime is Colonel Yu trying desperately to prevent in Mei-tan-fu?
(a) Kidnapping.
(b) Looting.
(c) Rape.
(d) Espionage.

8. When Kitty discovers she is pregnant, what is her immediate reaction?
(a) She is afraid.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is elated.
(d) She is shocked.

9. During Kitty and Walter's discussion in Chapter 47, what does Kitty suppose Walter to be suffering from?
(a) A headache.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) Incredible guilt.
(d) The beginning signs of cholera.

10. What reason does Walter give for despising himself in Chapter 47?
(a) He despises his inadequacies in helping the sick.
(b) He despises his shyness.
(c) He despises his previous love for Kitty.
(d) He despises himself for wanting Kitty to die.

11. As more time passes with Kitty working at the convent, how does she reflect on Charlie's appearance?
(a) She still finds herself attracted to him.
(b) She thinks he is handsome, but she is not attracted to him.
(c) She finds him unattractive and even repulsive.
(d) She cannot remember what he looks like.

12. Why does Kitty attend the daily services in the chapel with the other nuns and children?
(a) Walter has pressured her to attend them.
(b) She is worried about offending Mother Superior by not attending.
(c) Mother Superior has asked her to attend them.
(d) She finds it restful.

13. Why don't the nuns allow Kitty to see inside the infirmary?
(a) She thinks the scene is too much for Kitty.
(b) Walter has forbidden the nuns from showing it to Kitty.
(c) Waddington insists that Kitty shouldn't see it.
(d) They are embarrassed by its untidiness.

14. When Kitty asks Walter what plans he has for their future after Mei-tan-fu, what is his response?
(a) We'll stay married, but you can move to England.
(b) We'll let the future take care of itself.
(c) We'll go on living together.
(d) We'll get a divorce.

15. What startles Kitty when she accompanies Waddington on her first walk outside of the bungalow?
(a) An abandoned child.
(b) A large water buffalo.
(c) A procession of widows.
(d) A dead peasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister St. Joseph like to discuss with Kitty?

2. What is Kitty's last request of Walter?

3. What great noise brings Mother Superior to the room when Kitty is watching the children in Chapter 52?

4. During Kitty and Waddington's first dinner together, what unexpected mutual acquaintance do they discover?

5. What was Mother Superior's first name before she became a nun?

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