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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What health problem had complicated Yue Daiyun's pregnancy?
(a) Swollen ankles.
(b) Low blood pressure.
(c) Morning sickness.
(d) High blood pressure.

2. What disillusioned Yue Daiyun on her trip to the Soviet Union?
(a) She wasn't allowed to visit Red Square.
(b) The Chinese visitors were rudely treated.
(c) The Chinese visitors were not considered equals.
(d) She observed social inequality.

3. What does the name "Xiao" mean in Mandarin Chinese?
(a) "Dear."
(b) "Small."
(c) "Grand."
(d) "Son."

4. How did Yue Daiyun learn to carry water?
(a) In a wheelbarrow.
(b) On her head.
(c) On a shoulder pole.
(d) In handheld buckets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chinese legend, why does a baby smile for the first time?

2. What was Yue Daiyun's job during the famine in Zhaitang?

3. How many people in Beida had been declared rightists in 1958?

4. Why was Yue Daiyun's long-awaited home visit depressing?

5. Why were many Chinese angry at the U.S. in 1951?

(see the answer key)

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