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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did night meetings at the commune in Zhaitang attempt to educate the peasants?
(a) By purchasing textbooks for them.
(b) By teaching them basic literacy.
(c) By reading newspapers to them.
(d) By turning on radio news broadcasts for them.

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

3. What did Lao Tang's mother send to augment his diet?
(a) Vegetables and fruits.
(b) Sugar and vegetables.
(c) Fruits and milk.
(d) Dried beef and sugar.

4. What does the name "Xiao" mean in Mandarin Chinese?
(a) "Son."
(b) "Grand."
(c) "Small."
(d) "Dear."

5. What were students assigned to do in the winter at the cadre school, in the absence of books?
(a) Write novels.
(b) Compose poetry.
(c) Read newspaper articles out loud.
(d) Self-criticize.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nie Yuanzi attempt to flush out the 250 besieged Jinggang Mountain students?

2. What was the religion of the peasant family to whom Yue Daiyun was assigned in Xiaohongmen?

3. What materials did Yue Daiyun have to construct housing in Liyuzhou?

4. Why was returning to Beijing in 1966 disheartening for Yue Daiyun?

5. What necessary tool did the Beida students accuse the work team of failing to employ?

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