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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. 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.

2. What gift does the Manchu mistress give to Kitty?
(a) A small painting.
(b) A jade bracelet.
(c) A supply of opium.
(d) Bedroom slippers.

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

4. How does Kitty regard Waddington's frankness?
(a) She is annoyed by it.
(b) She doesn't notice it.
(c) She finds it refreshing.
(d) His frankness makes her self-conscious.

5. What is Waddington's affinity for liquor?
(a) He never drinks and despises liquor.
(b) He enjoys liquor only sparingly.
(c) He loves to drink and is frequently a little drunk.
(d) He uses liquor medicinally.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the nuns regard Kitty's pregnancy?

2. When Kitty discovers she is pregnant, what is her immediate reaction?

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

4. Who is the first person to suppose that Kitty is expecting?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Kitty regard her indiscretion with Townsend?

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

4. How does Waddington describe Charlie Townsend?

5. How does Kitty describe the city of Mei-tan-fu as she is carried to Walter's deathbed?

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

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

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

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

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

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