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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does De-hong's family move to be better protected from the military looting?
(a) A small village on the coast.
(b) Inside the city walls.
(c) The home of a Kuomintang officer.
(d) A small house on the Kuomintang base.

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

3. How long are De-hong and Wang Yu separated when he is transferred to Yibin?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 year.

4. What does Dr. Xia's son do to convince Yu-Fang and him to move out?
(a) He attacks Yu-Fang.
(b) He beats his father senseless.
(c) He pushes De-hong down a dry well.
(d) He threatens to kill himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is De-hong studying to become?

2. What are the Chinese children doing while at school during the famine?

3. Why is Xiao-hei so distant from his parents?

4. Who allows De-hong to read novels, attend the cinema, and wear colored blouses under her uniform?

5. How does Pei-o die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Er-hong get the wrong idea about children in the West?

2. What has Yu-Fang been so busy with while De-hong was being questioned?

3. After all the other groups that took up occupancy in China, the Communists did something that was surprising to the Chinese people. What was this?

4. What happens to cause Dr. Xia to leave his children and his home?

5. What did Chang Shou-yu do to show his growing love for his family that makes De-hong call him a "silly old thing"?

6. What does Er-hong see while riding in her father's limo that makes her ashamed of her privileged life?

7. Why was Yang Ru-shan's main duty in life to produce male heirs?

8. Why was Yang Ru-shan in need of more money?

9. What happened to the Japanese people who remained in China after they were defeated?

10. Why does Chang Shou-yu want to leave Yibin so soon?

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