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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Yue Daiyun's sister-in-law's father imprisoned?
(a) For condemning Communist policies.
(b) For listening to foreign radio stations.
(c) For trying to leave China.
(d) For condemning Chairman Mao.

2. What did the commune at Zhaitang produce for income?
(a) Millet and rice.
(b) Chickens and millet.
(c) Apricot seeds and walnuts.
(d) Vegetables and wheat.

3. What caused the famine in Zhaitang during the autumn of 1959?
(a) Refusal of the peasant workers to cooperate.
(b) Mismanagement.
(c) Drought.
(d) Lack of seeds.

4. Why was paying workers according to production criticized?
(a) It was capitalist exploitation.
(b) It favored those who worked hardest.
(c) It led to decreased overall yield.
(d) It was unfair to those who slacked in their work.

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. What was Yue Daiyun's overriding reaction to her two years as a peasant worker?

2. Who was Yue Daiyun's first love?

3. What was the rationale for putting literature students to hard physical labor?

4. What is the traditional baby gift given by a Chinese maternal grandmother?

5. How did Yue Daiyun learn to carry water?

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