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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 "Lao" mean in Mandarin Chinese?
(a) "Sweet."
(b) "Friend."
(c) "Baby."
(d) "Old."

2. What was Yue Daiyun's job during the famine in Zhaitang?
(a) Collecting apricot pits for oil.
(b) Pitting walnuts.
(c) Caring for pigs.
(d) Grinding corncobs to make flour.

3. Why did Yue Daiyun refuse expensive wedding gifts?
(a) She wanted her wedding to be a revolutionary occasion.
(b) She knew her friends and family had limited resources.
(c) She was embarrassed by her family's prosperity.
(d) She was a simple person.

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

5. What disillusioned Yue Daiyun on her trip to the Soviet Union?
(a) The Chinese visitors were not considered equals.
(b) She observed social inequality.
(c) The Chinese visitors were rudely treated.
(d) She wasn't allowed to visit Red Square.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What objection did Communist party members have to the French novel, The Red and the Black?

4. What first shook Yue Daiyun's faith in the Communist party?

5. What is a cadre?

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