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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Er-hong ask her father for a new name?
(a) It is popular to have a name change at this age.
(b) She wants her name to mean something more than swan.
(c) She is being made fun of at school.
(d) She wants something that sounds more militant.

2. What does Mao call for to help him feel secure in his power after the famine?
(a) More food for the people.
(b) Harsher punishments on traitors.
(c) Another list of dissidents.
(d) Stringent laws against novels and plays.

3. What does Yu-Fang do to prove that she is now accepting of her son-in-law after they are persecuted for un-Communistic behavior?
(a) Tends to his wounds.
(b) Writes him a letter expressing her thanks.
(c) Embraces him publicly.
(d) Defends him at a denunciation meeting.

4. How old was Wang Yu when his father died?
(a) 10
(b) 13
(c) 2
(d) 25

5. How many concubines does the governor have?
(a) 10
(b) 5
(c) 24
(d) 12

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Yu-Fang keep her daughter when the General's wife wanted her?

2. What is De-hong's first impression of Wang Yu?

3. What surprises the people about the Communist siege?

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

5. What was Yang Ru-shan's main duty in life?

(see the answer key)

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