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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 has an excellent singing voice.
(d) Walter is very fluent in French.

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

5. Who is the first person to suppose that Kitty is expecting?
(a) Mother Superior.
(b) Waddington.
(c) Walter.
(d) Sister St. Joseph.

6. What abruptly awakens Kitty during her first night in Mei-tan-fu?
(a) The crow of a bird.
(b) The crying of a servant.
(c) Walter rousing her.
(d) A nightmare.

7. What job is Kitty given at the convent?
(a) She teaches English to the nuns.
(b) She helps with the laundry.
(c) She works in the infirmary.
(d) She cares for smaller children.

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

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

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

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

12. What habit of the Fanes does Waddington find surprising and dangerous?
(a) The rarely bathe or wash.
(b) They eat raw meat.
(c) They eat fresh salad.
(d) They house several sick invalids.

13. Who does Waddington live with?
(a) Soliders stationed in Mei-tan-fu.
(b) A Manchu lady.
(c) He lives with his brother and his wife.
(d) He lives by himself.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who recited a Protestant burial service for Walter?

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

3. As more time passes with Kitty working at the convent, how does she reflect on Charlie's appearance?

4. How do the older Chinese orphan girls spend their time at the convent?

5. When Kitty finds herself suffering nausea and vomits, what causes her to faint?

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