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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what was Dr. Xia called to treat Yu-Fang?
(a) A broken leg from work in the field.
(b) A failed pregnancy.
(c) An opium addiction.
(d) A nervous breakdown.

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

4. What are the Chinese children doing while at school during the famine?
(a) Sitting and doing nothing to learn self-discipline.
(b) Memorizing Communist creeds.
(c) Gathering and melting down scrap metal.
(d) Working in the fields.

5. Why can Chang Shou-yu buy toys and books, but not food?
(a) He feels that feeding the mind is more important.
(b) He was commanded to do so by the party.
(c) Food is much more expensive.
(d) There is no food; it was not planted or harvested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does De-hong feel as though she has let Hui-ge down?

2. Who died four days after 'the third swan' was born?

3. What did De-hong think was the most delicious treat from her father?

4. What does Fang-Yu do to make a meal for her daughter?

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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