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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. When Kitty arrives at the convent to offer her services in Chapter 48, why is Mother Superior crying?
(a) She had received bad news from home.
(b) A beloved orphan girl had just died.
(c) Another nun had died during the night.
(d) She found her suffering from symptons of cholera.

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

3. As more time passes with Kitty working at the convent, how does she reflect on Charlie's appearance?
(a) She cannot remember what he looks like.
(b) She finds him unattractive and even repulsive.
(c) She thinks he is handsome, but she is not attracted to him.
(d) She still finds herself attracted to him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What experience does Mother Superior recount to Kitty in Chapter 60?

2. When Kitty asks Walter if he wanted her to die from cholera in Chapter 57, what is his response?

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

4. What does Walter routinely do after Kitty goes to bed during their stay at Mei-tan-fu?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What one thing does Kitty desire to do for Walter?

3. How does Kitty feel when she realizes she is no longer in love with Charlie?

4. What does Sister St. Joseph think about Waddington?

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

6. What are Kitty's initial feelings towards the young orphan children and do her feelings change over time?

7. How does Waddington try and comfort Kitty about Walter's death?

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

9. How does Waddington describe Charlie Townsend?

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

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