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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. During Kitty and Waddington's first dinner together, what unexpected mutual acquaintance do they discover?
(a) Charlie Townsend.
(b) They don't have any mutual acquaintances.
(c) The Curio Shop owner.
(d) The Governor.

2. What is Kitty's first impression of Sister St. Joseph's demeanor?
(a) She is extremely pious and grave.
(b) She is easy-going and very good-humoured.
(c) She is very rude.
(d) She seems distracted and unintelligent.

3. 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 the view pretty much the same as her view in Hong Kong.
(d) She finds it breathtakingly beautiful.

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

5. What vocation does Sister St. Joseph's family do in France?
(a) They are farmers.
(b) They own a bakery.
(c) Her father and mother both work for the government.
(d) They own a small mercantile shop in the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kitty find the streets of Mei-tan-fu on her way to the convent?

2. Why don't the nuns allow Kitty to see inside the infirmary?

3. What is Waddington's affinity for liquor?

4. After Kitty learns of Walter's work and talents, how does she regard him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the first emotional hints that Kitty may be pregnant?

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

3. How does Kitty describe her first impression of Waddington?

4. How does Waddington describe Walter?

5. After visiting the convent what type of relationship does Kitty want with Walter?

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

7. Does Sister St. Joseph want to return to France? Why or why not?

8. How does Kitty describe the chapel at the convent?

9. How does Kitty regard her indiscretion with Townsend?

10. How does Kitty describe her first impression of Sister St. Joseph?

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