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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Walter buried?
(a) He is cremated.
(b) His body is interred in Hong Kong.
(c) His body is sent back to England.
(d) In a Mei-tan-fu cemetery.

2. 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 died.
(c) He feel in love with a Chinese woman and left the province with her.
(d) He caught cholera and returned to England for treatment.

3. 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 go on living together.
(c) We'll let the future take care of itself.
(d) We'll get a divorce.

4. What great noise brings Mother Superior to the room when Kitty is watching the children in Chapter 52?
(a) Kitty is playing a boisterous game with them.
(b) A child is howling in pain.
(c) The children break a piece of furniture.
(d) The children are singing a song Kitty is teaching them.

5. What about Walter's appearance, as described in Chapter 56, shocks Kitty during their conversation?
(a) She notices he is very thin and sickly.
(b) He is very dirty and unclean.
(c) She notices his hair has turned gray.
(d) He is wearing Chinese peasant clothing.

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

7. How do the nuns regard Kitty's pregnancy?
(a) They are curious and excited.
(b) They feel her pregnancy is a sin.
(c) They are indifferent to her pregnancy.
(d) They find her pregnancy an inconvenience.

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

9. What does Sister St. Joseph like to discuss with Kitty?
(a) Gossip.
(b) The children.
(c) Religion.
(d) The developments in the cholera epidemic.

10. When Kitty finds herself suffering nausea and vomits, what causes her to faint?
(a) She doesn't faint, but quickly regains her composure.
(b) She is afraid she has cholera.
(c) One of the children vomits as well, and she faints when she sees it.
(d) She receives some bad news about Walter.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work does Kitty first offer to do at the convent?

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

3. How does Waddington regard the Catholic nuns of the convent?

4. What two skills does Kitty possess that are valuable in helping at the convent?

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

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