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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What physical difficulty was brought on for Yue Daiyun and others by the famine in Zhaitang?
(a) Diarrhea.
(b) Constipation.
(c) Vomiting.
(d) Fainting.

3. Why was returning to Beijing in 1966 disheartening for Yue Daiyun?
(a) She was disillusioned with the system.
(b) She was discouraged about her own progress.
(c) She was surprised at the lack of student enthusiasm.
(d) She was disappointed at the low production.

4. Why were the peasants reluctant to accept the land that they were given during land reform?
(a) They were afraid other peasants would be jealous.
(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 of the responsibility of ownership.

5. What policy sent Yue Daiyun to the countryside in 1965?
(a) The Four Clean-Ups.
(b) Clean the Class.
(c) The Second Land Reform.
(d) The Three Red Banners.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Lao Wei exonerated from the rightist charge against him?

2. What percentage of workers charged as rightists were work units expected to unveil in 1958?

3. What physical affliction had Yue Daiyun's father-in-law suffered in her two-year absence?

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

5. What is a cadre?

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