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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. Why does Kitty attend the daily services in the chapel with the other nuns and children?
(a) She finds it restful.
(b) She is worried about offending Mother Superior by not attending.
(c) Mother Superior has asked her to attend them.
(d) Walter has pressured her to attend them.

2. When Kitty discovers she is pregnant, what is her immediate reaction?
(a) She is elated.
(b) She is shocked.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is afraid.

3. What physical feature of Waddington's mistress suggests fine breeding to Kitty?
(a) Her long and glossy hair.
(b) Her small ears.
(c) Her very large eyes.
(d) Her long elegant hands.

4. Who recited a Protestant burial service for Walter?
(a) Waddington.
(b) Kitty.
(c) Colonel Yu.
(d) Mother Superior.

5. Who is the first person Kitty meets when she reaches her new home in Mei-tan-fu?
(a) A new servant.
(b) Mother Superior.
(c) Waddington.
(d) A messanger with a note from Charlie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Walter buried?

2. How many people die each day in Mei-tan-fu from the cholera?

3. What about Walter's appearance, as described in Chapter 56, shocks Kitty during their conversation?

4. What habit of the Fanes does Waddington find surprising and dangerous?

5. When Kitty finds herself suffering nausea and vomits, what causes her to faint?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Kitty regard her indiscretion with Townsend?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Waddington describe Charlie Townsend?

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