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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who allows De-hong to read novels, attend the cinema, and wear colored blouses under her uniform?
(a) General Xue.
(b) Chang Shou-yu.
(c) Mrs. Ting's husband.
(d) Wang Yu.

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

3. What is the instrument called that Yu-Fang played so well for the General?
(a) Qin.
(b) Lute.
(c) Harp.
(d) Xin.

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

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

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

7. What would women be scorned for if their feet were not bound as children?
(a) Large feet.
(b) Uncleanness.
(c) Hardened feet.
(d) Able bodies.

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. What was Jin-ming's response when De-hong visited him at his boarding school?
(a) He took her on a tour of his school.
(b) He clung to her side and cried.
(c) He was afraid to show too much affection and be considered weak.
(d) He would not acknowledge her as his mother.

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

14. What sickness does De-hong contract while working in the factories?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Herpes.

15. What does Dr. Xia's oldest son do after his father beats him for being disrespectful about Yu-Fang?
(a) Runs away, never to be heard from again.
(b) Legally removes himself from his father's family lineage.
(c) Shoots himself in the stomach.
(d) Spreads rumors throughout the town about Yu-Fang having a venereal disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bao Qin enjoy about her experience at Junior High?

2. Why was Yu-Fang's father so desperate for money?

3. Why do Jun-ying and a maid move in with Fang-Yu?

4. Why do De-hong and her husband have to walk to their new transfer site?

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

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