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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. After Walter discovers that Kitty is pregnant what does he offer her?
(a) He offers to bring her mother to Mei-tan-fu.
(b) He offers her forgiveness.
(c) He offers to divorce her so she can marry Charlie.
(d) He offers her an escort to leave Mei-tan-fu.

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

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

4. What experience does Mother Superior recount to Kitty in Chapter 60?
(a) She tells Kitty of her journey to China.
(b) She recounts happy memories from her childhood.
(c) She recounts when she told her family her decision to become a nun.
(d) She tells Kitty of her first love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Kitty and Walter are entering Mei-tan-fu, what do the Chinese servants point out to Kitty?

2. Why does Mother Superior hesitate to allow Kitty to work in the convent?

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

4. Where is Walter buried?

5. What does Waddington think of Dorothy?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Kitty asks Waddington about immortality, what is his response?

2. After visiting the convent, why does Kitty feel so unhappy back at the bungalow.

3. As Waddington tells Kitty about Chinese history and novels, how does Kitty's perception of the Chinese change?

4. How does Kitty describe Waddington's Manchu mistress?

5. How does Waddington describe Dorothy Townsend?

6. Why doesn't Kitty lie to Walter when he asks her if he is the father of the baby?

7. How does Waddington describe his religious views to Kitty?

8. After Mother Superior agrees to let Kitty work in the convent, what advice does she give her?

9. How does Waddington describe Walter?

10. How does Kitty describe Mother Superior's appearance?

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