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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chinese legend, why does a baby smile for the first time?
(a) To bid farewell to the goddess guarding it.
(b) To greet its parents.
(c) To celebrate its first month on earth.
(d) To thank the gods for its life.

2. Of what did Lao Pan accuse Yue Daiyun?
(a) Disrespect of Communist authority.
(b) Undermining Chairman Mao.
(c) Capitalist ideas.
(d) Personal ambition.

3. What political decision did Yue Daiyun make upon her return to Beida after her two-year absence?
(a) To avoid social issues and concentrate on her studies.
(b) To carefully select which social issues should involve her.
(c) To focus on social issues and her studies.
(d) To become a leader in the field of literary history.

4. What does Yue Daiyun do to comfort the injured Lao Shi?
(a) Tells him funny stories.
(b) Massages his injured back.
(c) Smuggles cookies to him.
(d) Prepares buns from white flour.

5. What did the commune at Zhaitang produce for income?
(a) Apricot seeds and walnuts.
(b) Millet and rice.
(c) Vegetables and wheat.
(d) Chickens and millet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Yue Daiyun relate to her sister-in-law's father?

2. What health problem had complicated Yue Daiyun's pregnancy?

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

4. What song did Yue Daiyun's brother use to comfort her while she was being criticized?

5. What challenging assignment was Yue Daiyun given upon her return to teaching?

(see the answer key)

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