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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should a good Communist always refuse to a class enemy, according to what Yue Daiyun was taught?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Financial assistance.
(d) Forgiveness.

2. Where were the Chinese literature students sent to work?
(a) On dam sites.
(b) In coal mines.
(c) On farms.
(d) In libraries.

3. What is the first "To the Storm"?
(a) A song written by Sun Yat-Sen.
(b) A poem written by Yue Daiyun.
(c) A novel by Stendhal.
(d) A chapter from Chairman Mao's Red Book.

4. What was Yue Daiyun's first assigned task at the commune in Zhaitang?
(a) Collecting clay to mix with coal for the fire.
(b) Drawing water.
(c) Collecting rocks to build a dam.
(d) Preparing breakfast for the group.

5. What term was given to those whose parents were landlords?
(a) "Alien class element."
(b) "Secret capitalist."
(c) "Counter-revolutionary."
(d) "Stinking rich."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Yue Daiyun's overriding reaction to her two years as a peasant worker?

2. What were the "triple evils" to be eliminated in 1957?

3. Why did Old Uncle say that he shared food with Yue Daiyun rather than eating it himself?

4. What is the "white and expert way"?

5. What does the name "Xiao" mean in Mandarin Chinese?

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