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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) "Small."
(b) "Dear."
(c) "Grand."
(d) "Son."

2. What objection did Communist party members have to the French novel, The Red and the Black?
(a) It encouraged individual creativity over self-effacement.
(b) It encouraged disrespect.
(c) It encouraged blind acquiescence.
(d) It encouraged immorality.

3. How does the bride approach her husband's home in Chinese tradition?
(a) She walks with her groom.
(b) She walks alone.
(c) She is carried there.
(d) She walks with her relatives.

4. Why was Yue Daiyun's long-awaited home visit depressing?
(a) She had to face charges and criticism at home.
(b) Her students were openly hostile to her.
(c) She became ill and spent the time recuperating.
(d) Her baby didn't remember her, and she was a stranger on campus.

5. How did Yue Daiyun learn to carry water?
(a) On a shoulder pole.
(b) On her head.
(c) In a wheelbarrow.
(d) In handheld buckets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Yue Daiyun's favorite pastime while she wandered in the mountains of Zhaitang?

2. What was the first criticism of Lao Tang at the Beida Youth League Congress?

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

4. What does it mean to "draw a line"?

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

(see the answer key)

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