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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chang Shou-yu NOT allow at the funeral?
(a) An intricate coffin.
(b) A long procession.
(c) Monks playing instruments.
(d) A psaltery choir.

2. What were the General's final actions before his death?
(a) He ordered his wife to let Yu-Fang keep her baby.
(b) He declared to Yu-Fang that he loved her more than he loved his real wife.
(c) He released Yu-Fang from her status as a concubine.
(d) He left all his belongings to his wife and shunned Yu-Fang.

3. What does a neighbor tell Er-hong about the Kuomintang that confuses her?
(a) They were closely linked with the Communists.
(b) They were not always cruel.
(c) They were righteous and good-hearted.
(d) They were better leaders.

4. Why does Chang Shou-yu refuse to send his pregnant sick wife to a larger hospital?
(a) He does not want to move De-hong in her fragile state.
(b) He wants no special treatment.
(c) He would like to be there for the birth of his child and could not follow her to another hospital.
(d) He fears a larger hospital will have more infections.

5. What does Chang Shou-yu overhear in a conversation that he is torn about reporting?
(a) Two men saying Mao should be replaced.
(b) Two men discussing complaints about the Communist ruling.
(c) A woman asking a man to take her on as his concubine and feed her children.
(d) A woman asking another woman to give her a secret abortion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Xiao-hei so distant from his parents?

2. Who allows De-hong to read novels, attend the cinema, and wear colored blouses under her uniform?

3. Why are the Governor's wives unable to bear children?

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

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

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