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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jin-ming spend much of his time doing?
(a) Reading contraband books.
(b) Selling his possessions to put food on the table.
(c) Beating down dissidents with the Red Guard.
(d) Selling books on the black market.

2. Why would it have been dangerous to be caught with a poem?
(a) They were seen as anti-government messages.
(b) Many Kuomintang codes were sent in poems.
(c) Poems were a mockery of the logical era Mao was building.
(d) Poetry was seen as a form of revolt.

3. What were the first words De-hong spoke when she woke up in the hospital?
(a) Where is Mother?
(b) I love you.
(c) Long live Communism.
(d) I want a divorce.

4. Why is Er-hong so interested in being helpful to everyone she meets?
(a) It is very popular to be helpful.
(b) She feels pity for her aged grandmother.
(c) She feels loyalty to the party at an early age.
(d) She is taught that a helpful attitude will bring her love and prosperity.

5. What does twelve-year-old Xiao-hei do that is so different from other children of high officials?
(a) Joins a street gang.
(b) Buys and sells books on the black market.
(c) Goes to college.
(d) Speaks out against the Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what are the people of China commanded to replace their grass and flowers?

2. What does Wang Yu do during their journey that disillusions De-hong about their marriage?

3. What causes Mao to have school children do eye strengthening exercises?

4. What does Er-hong do to show her father how humble she is?

5. How long are De-hong and Wang Yu separated when he is transferred to Yibin?

(see the answer key)

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