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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the traditional baby gift given by a Chinese maternal grandmother?
(a) A keepsake baby cup.
(b) A cradle and playpen.
(c) A complete layette for the first year.
(d) A stroller and carseat.

3. What was "Contemporary Heroes"?
(a) A foreign novel.
(b) A blog.
(c) An underground newspaper.
(d) A literary magazine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lao Wei counsel Yue Daiyun to do to redeem herself with the party?

3. How does the bride approach her husband's home in Chinese tradition?

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

5. What is sent out to announce a baby's one-month anniversary?

(see the answer key)

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