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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political decision did Yue Daiyun make upon her return to Beida after her two-year absence?
(a) To carefully select which social issues should involve her.
(b) To become a leader in the field of literary history.
(c) To focus on social issues and her studies.
(d) To avoid social issues and concentrate on her studies.

2. Why was the poet Lin Zhao executed?
(a) Attacking Chairman Mao's policies.
(b) Poor quality poems.
(c) Secret subversive activity.
(d) Distributing underground literature.

3. Why did Old Uncle say that he shared food with Yue Daiyun rather than eating it himself?
(a) He didn't have much of an appetite.
(b) She was new to hunger, but he was used to it.
(c) She needed her strength to work.
(d) He had plenty of food stored away.

4. Why were the peasants reluctant to accept the land that they were given during land reform?
(a) They were afraid of the responsibility of ownership.
(b) They were afraid of receiving the same retribution as their former landlords.
(c) They were afraid that exploitation would begin again.
(d) They were afraid other peasants would be jealous.

5. Where were the Chinese literature students sent to work?
(a) In coal mines.
(b) On dam sites.
(c) On farms.
(d) In libraries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would a good Communist mistrust his own conscience?

2. Why did Yue Daiyun refuse expensive wedding gifts?

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

4. What did the commune at Zhaitang produce for income?

5. How did Yue Daiyun learn to carry water?

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