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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Kitty and Walter are entering Mei-tan-fu, what do the Chinese servants point out to Kitty?
(a) A sign in Chinese bearing the city's name.
(b) A beautiful bridge.
(c) A picturesque waterfall.
(d) An archway memorial for the dead.

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

3. What type of work does Kitty first offer to do at the convent?
(a) Prepare meals.
(b) Redecorate the chapel.
(c) Care for newborns.
(d) Scrub floors.

4. What skill of Walter's does Kitty learn about from the nuns that surprises her?
(a) Walter is an excellent cook and helps with meals at the convent.
(b) Walter is very good with babies and loves to play with them.
(c) Walter is very fluent in French.
(d) Walter has an excellent singing voice.

5. Why doesn't Kitty converse with Sister St. Joseph on her first visit to the convent?
(a) Kitty is afraid of her.
(b) Sister St. Joseph does not speak English.
(c) Sister St. Joseph is deaf.
(d) Sister St. Joseph has taken a vow of silence.

6. How do the older Chinese orphan girls spend their time at the convent?
(a) They play card games.
(b) They do embroidery and sewing.
(c) They put on elaborate plays.
(d) They study mathematics and history.

7. After Kitty learns of Walter's work and talents, how does she regard him?
(a) She is disappointed in him.
(b) She is proud of him.
(c) She is completley indifferent towards his work.
(d) She is envious of him.

8. What is Waddington's affinity for liquor?
(a) He never drinks and despises liquor.
(b) He uses liquor medicinally.
(c) He loves to drink and is frequently a little drunk.
(d) He enjoys liquor only sparingly.

9. What does Kitty think of her first view from her window of the bungalow?
(a) She takes no notice of the view and is so depressed she doesn't really register her surroundings.
(b) She finds it breathtakingly beautiful.
(c) She finds the view pretty much the same as her view in Hong Kong.
(d) She finds it dreary and depressing.

10. What was Mother Superior's first name before she became a nun?
(a) Odette.
(b) Marie.
(c) Nicole.
(d) Kitty doesn't know.

11. Why won't Walter initially allow Colonel Yu to send for Kitty in Chapter 62?
(a) Walter is worried that Kitty will not want to come see him.
(b) Walter despises her and does not want to see Kitty.
(c) Walter wants to send for Kitty himself.
(d) Walter doesn't want Kitty to witness the symptoms of cholera.

12. How does the Chinese surgeon think that Walter contracted cholera?
(a) From experimenting on himself.
(b) From drinking unsanitary water.
(c) From eating salad.
(d) From spending so much time with the sick.

13. During Kitty and Walter's journey, how does Walter spend each evening?
(a) Exploring the countryside.
(b) Reading.
(c) Practicing the guitar.
(d) Conversing with Kitty.

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

15. What French delicacy does Mother Superior serve Kitty during tea?
(a) French crepes.
(b) A type of French goat cheese.
(c) French cakes called Madeleines.
(d) French bread called baquettes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Kitty tell Mother Superior about her unhappiness and its cause?

3. Who is the first person Kitty meets when she reaches her new home in Mei-tan-fu?

4. What work does Walter quote with his last words?

5. What do the children at the convent think of Kitty?

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