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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Lao Wei exonerated from the rightist charge against him?
(a) The peasants spoke in his behalf.
(b) Yue Daiyun proved the criticisms wrong.
(c) He made a false confession.
(d) His cadre affirmed his good work habits.

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

3. What was Yue Daiyun's favorite pastime while she wandered in the mountains of Zhaitang?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Singing.
(c) Calisthenics.
(d) Sketching.

4. How did Lao Shi die?
(a) He was beaten to death while attempting to escape to Burma.
(b) He was accidentally shot.
(c) He commited suicide.
(d) He fell from a walnut tree.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Yue Daiyun's first assigned task at the commune in Zhaitang?

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

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