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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are De-hong's children sent to boarding schools?
(a) De-hong fell ill and was not able to care for them.
(b) The party wanted them trained to be loyal at an early age.
(c) It was the law under the Communist reign.
(d) Their nurses were all found to be unsuitable.

2. In what was Yu-Fang's father buried?
(a) An old suitcase.
(b) A cedar box.
(c) A pit of bodies.
(d) A fancy urn.

3. What is the name that Mao gave his group of young followers?
(a) The Red Guards.
(b) Children of the Tiger.
(c) The Communist Children.
(d) Followers of Mao.

4. What does Wang Yu do during their journey that disillusions De-hong about their marriage?
(a) Speaks ill of her family and friends.
(b) Accepts a ride in a jeep when she must walk.
(c) Talks at length with other women in the party.
(d) Mocks her for her slow pace.

5. Why is Xiao-hei so distant from his parents?
(a) He complains about having to work with iron at school.
(b) Fang-Yu pays more attention to him than they do.
(c) He speaks out against the party at home.
(d) He is veering his life in a "rightist" direction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jin-ming's response when De-hong visited him at his boarding school?

2. Why does the man at the teahouse not leave while it is being torn apart?

3. What were the first words De-hong spoke when she woke up in the hospital?

4. How did the Kuomintang view the Chinese people?

5. Which of these was something that Mao's young group did NOT do in his name?

(see the answer key)

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