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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yu-Fang do to pass the time in her loneliness?
(a) Visits with her family.
(b) Writes love letters to her General.
(c) Holds parties at her home.
(d) Reads and plays Mah Jong.

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

3. What does Er-hong do to show her father how humble she is?
(a) She asks her father to tell her what she can do to improve herself.
(b) She never speaks bad of other people and always finds something nice to say.
(c) She gets embarrassed when she is seen by her teacher in a limo.
(d) She gives of her allowance to underprivileged children.

4. What is so different about Yu-Fang and Dr. Xia's relationship frommost others of the time?
(a) They truly loved each other.
(b) Yu-Fang had been married before.
(c) It was not arranged.
(d) There was a large age difference.

5. Why was Yu-Fang afraid of her own servants?
(a) She was seen as lower than a servant.
(b) They threatened to steal her baby when she was not looking.
(c) She did not want them to spread lies about her.
(d) They were cruel to her.

6. Why do Jun-ying and a maid move in with Fang-Yu?
(a) She falls ill and needs care.
(b) She cannot handle the four children alone.
(c) They hope to win Fang-Yu's good graces and get some of her inheritance money.
(d) Their houses are burnt down, and they need shelter.

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

8. Why is Wang Yu not happy with Fang-Yu's visit to his family after De-hong gives birth?
(a) He knows her bond with De-hong is stronger than his is.
(b) He fears the watchful eyes of the party.
(c) He is shamed by her former life as a concubine.
(d) He feels disgust at her bandaged and crippled feet.

9. Who helps a pregnant De-hong hide while they are on a raid?
(a) A Communist comrade.
(b) A local farmer.
(c) A Kuomingtang chieftain.
(d) Another pregnant woman.

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

11. What does Fang-Yu do to make a meal for her daughter?
(a) Sells jewlery to buy food to cook.
(b) Gleans rice from the fields to cook.
(c) Begs food off the street.
(d) Steals food from a neighbor.

12. Why does De-hong feel as though she has let Hui-ge down?
(a) She could not deliver a message he tried to send to his family.
(b) She cannot stop his execution.
(c) He was wrongly accused, and no one would believe the truth that De Hong knew.
(d) She let him believe she cared for him.

13. What is the party doing that is grating so heavily on De-hong's nerves while she is being questioned?
(a) Giving Wang Yu power.
(b) Instating ridiculous safety measures.
(c) Making demands of and suspecting people who are innocent.
(d) Imposing unfair restrictions.

14. What did De-hong think was the most delicious treat from her father?
(a) Plain wheat rolls.
(b) Rice candy.
(c) Rice and oranges.
(d) Shaved and flavored ice.

15. What does Jin-ming do to learn more about the Western societies?
(a) He asks far too many questions and is often reprimanded.
(b) He scours scientific magazines.
(c) He steals newspapers.
(d) He borrows his teacher's books and manuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chang Shou-yu NOT allow at the funeral?

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

3. How long does Yu-Fang wait to see her General again after her first interaction with him?

4. Why did Dr. Xia's son have to run away, never to be heard from again?

5. What has Er-hong been taught about the children in the Western countries?

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