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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was De-hong's response to Chang Shou-yu's early return from his sightseeing trip?
(a) She does not allow him in the house.
(b) She makes a special meal in honor of his return.
(c) She complains that he cares more for the party than for her.
(d) She calls him a "silly old thing."

2. Where does De-hong's family move to be better protected from the military looting?
(a) Inside the city walls.
(b) A small house on the Kuomintang base.
(c) A small village on the coast.
(d) The home of a Kuomintang officer.

3. Why are the Governor's wives unable to bear children?
(a) The wives all share a disease that makes them infertile.
(b) The Governor is infertile.
(c) They are all too young to bear children.
(d) The wives secretly and purposely end all pregnancies.

4. What does Er-hong do to avoid going to the nursery during the days.
(a) Excels at her studies.
(b) Falls 'ill.'
(c) Screams and kicks.
(d) Sneaks away.

5. Why does Wang Yu's sister take over the care for De-hong's daughter?
(a) She feels a deep spiritual connection with the baby.
(b) De-hong hits her child.
(c) De-hong is too involved in her work.
(d) She is barren and begs for the priviledge to care for a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the letter to Yu-Fang from General Xue's wife say?

2. What happens when Xiao-fang is wrongly accused of harming another girl?

3. What does Jung's sister do that Jung thinks is disloyal to her parents?

4. What was Er -hong's reaction when De-hong visited her at her boarding school?

5. Why would it have been dangerous to be caught with a poem?

(see the answer key)

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