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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Yue Daiyun accidentally injure Lao Tang?
(a) She tripped him, and he fell.
(b) She and the children injured his back while carrying him.
(c) She hit him with a lamp, not knowing he was there.
(d) She dropped him while carrying him.

2. Why had Yue Daiyun not protested when truckloads of students set out in a downpour?
(a) She had confidence in the leader of their group.
(b) It would have seemed disobedient to Chairman Mao's teachings about courage.
(c) She was sure the trip would be safe.
(d) She was afraid of being criticized yet again.

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

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

5. How was Beida preparing for nuclear war in 1972?
(a) Digging air raid shelters.
(b) Establishing diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
(c) Hiding a nuclear arsenal.
(d) Designing nuclear weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the students at the cadre school in Liyuzhou not enthused about their prospects there?

2. What did Lao Tang conclude after being criticized himself?

3. What was seen as the danger in studying new ways of thinking through literature?

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

5. What term was given to those whose parents were landlords?

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