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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical affliction had Yue Daiyun's father-in-law suffered in her two-year absence?
(a) Heart failure.
(b) Memory loss.
(c) Debilitating high blood pressure.
(d) A paralyzing stroke.

2. What does Lao Wei counsel Yue Daiyun to do to redeem herself with the party?
(a) Deny guilt.
(b) Accuse others.
(c) Admit guilt, even if it is untrue.
(d) Tell the truth.

3. How did night meetings at the commune in Zhaitang attempt to educate the peasants?
(a) By turning on radio news broadcasts for them.
(b) By reading newspapers to them.
(c) By teaching them basic literacy.
(d) By purchasing textbooks for them.

4. What was Yue Daiyun's overriding reaction to her two years as a peasant worker?
(a) Anger.
(b) Shame.
(c) Resentment at time wasted.
(d) Gratitude.

5. Why was Yue Daiyun relieved of her teaching duties in 1965?
(a) She had praised a student essay that was critical of the system.
(b) She had made a poster criticizing the Four Clean-Ups.
(c) She had taught students that the Three Red Banners were incorrect.
(d) She had written an essay that was critical of the system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect had the harsh cold of the Dedu county winters had on Tang Dan?

2. How did Lao Shi die?

3. What were the "five-same-thing" teachers to do?

4. Why were qualified teachers hesitant to offer lecture courses upon returning to Beida?

5. What did the revolutionary students say the literature department had done to corrupt student morality?

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