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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dr. Xia's son have to run away, never to be heard from again?
(a) He failed to bow to a Japanese boy.
(b) He was spreading Communist literature.
(c) He was tired of the harsh life in the city and fled to find a simpler existence.
(d) He was labeled a thought criminal.

2. Who died four days after 'the third swan' was born?
(a) Wang Yu.
(b) De-hong.
(c) Dr. Xia.
(d) Jing Xue.

3. Which of these was something that Mao's young group did NOT do in his name?
(a) Burn books.
(b) Force people to do away with high heels.
(c) Take virtue from women.
(d) Close down teahouses.

4. What does Dr. Xia's son do to convince Yu-Fang and him to move out?
(a) He attacks Yu-Fang.
(b) He threatens to kill himself.
(c) He beats his father senseless.
(d) He pushes De-hong down a dry well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Jung so shocked about what happened to a woman accused of having a picture of pre-Communist leaders?

2. How does Hui-ge accidentally cripple his own regiment?

3. What surprises the people about the Communist siege?

4. Why are De-hong's children sent to boarding schools?

5. Why did Jung go to Peking?

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