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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. How many people die each day in Mei-tan-fu from the cholera?
(a) 115.
(b) 25.
(c) 100.
(d) 76.

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

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

4. What illness does Walter have, as described in Chapter 62?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) The cholera.
(c) He was wounded in an accident.
(d) He isn't ill, just guilt-ridden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does the Manchu mistress give to Kitty?

2. What is Waddington's affinity for liquor?

3. What French delicacy does Mother Superior serve Kitty during tea?

4. Where do Waddington and Kitty make an excursion to on a Sunday in Chapter 53?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Waddington describe Dorothy Townsend?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Waddington describe Charlie Townsend?

10. How does Waddington describe Walter?

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