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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are De-hong's children sent to boarding schools?
(a) It was the law under the Communist reign.
(b) The party wanted them trained to be loyal at an early age.
(c) De-hong fell ill and was not able to care for them.
(d) Their nurses were all found to be unsuitable.

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

3. Why is Er-hong so interested in being helpful to everyone she meets?
(a) She feels loyalty to the party at an early age.
(b) She is taught that a helpful attitude will bring her love and prosperity.
(c) It is very popular to be helpful.
(d) She feels pity for her aged grandmother.

4. 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 left all his belongings to his wife and shunned Yu-Fang.
(d) He released Yu-Fang from her status as a concubine.

5. 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.

6. Where are the people of China forced to eat during the famine?
(a) Outside their homes where people can see them.
(b) Communal kitchens.
(c) In the city center.
(d) In their homes at specific times.

7. What does Yu-Fang do to show her trust in the party that makes her very uncomfortable?
(a) Gives them her jewelry.
(b) Writes her life story.
(c) Gives them her documentation.
(d) Gives a list of her direct family and their Kuomintang connections.

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

9. About what does Wang Yu ask De-hong for permission to write the Communist leaders?
(a) To talk about love.
(b) To study under her father.
(c) To remove her mother from the "watch list."
(d) To move to her unit.

10. What did the vivid picture show that Yu-Fang told De-hong would be the consequence of lying?
(a) A man getting his tongue ripped out.
(b) A woman with a horrible disease that has caused boils all over her face.
(c) A man bursting into flames and screaming in pain.
(d) A tiger eating a man's head.

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

12. How many times did De-hong's husband contact her during her six-month incarceration?
(a) 6
(b)
(c) 24
(d) 12

13. What were the first words De-hong spoke when she woke up in the hospital?
(a) Long live Communism.
(b) I love you.
(c) Where is Mother?
(d) I want a divorce.

14. Why does Wang Yu refuse to let De-hong have the driver take her home?
(a) He was fearful of what the Communist leaders would think.
(b) It was against customs to leave a performance early.
(c) The driver was enjoying the opera.
(d) He did not want her to travel alone with another man.

15. How did the Kuomintang view the Chinese people?
(a) Bugs to be squashed.
(b) Slaves who owed them love and respect.
(c) Skilled craftsmen.
(d) Kindly people with no military force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the instrument called that Yu-Fang played so well for the General?

2. Why did De-hong live with her parents after her transfer instead of her husband?

3. What does Dr. Xia's son do to convince Yu-Fang and him to move out?

4. What happens to De-hong's classmate when she is found with Communist literature?

5. What is De-hong's chief job at the Public Affairs Department?

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