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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. What does Yu-Fang do to prove that she is now accepting of her son-in-law after they are persecuted for un-Communistic behavior?
(a) Tends to his wounds.
(b) Writes him a letter expressing her thanks.
(c) Defends him at a denunciation meeting.
(d) Embraces him publicly.

2. What took the doctor so long to attend to Chang Shou-yu before he died?
(a) There was terrible traffic on his way there.
(b) The doctor did not approve of Chang Shou-yu.
(c) He forgot his equipment and had to go back for it.
(d) He was busy with a tuberculosis epidemic.

3. Which of these was something that Mao's young group did NOT do in his name?
(a) Force people to do away with high heels.
(b) Close down teahouses.
(c) Take virtue from women.
(d) Burn books.

4. Where does Jung sleep while caring for her sick grandmother?
(a) In her own hospital bed.
(b) In a hostel.
(c) On the street.
(d) Under her grandmother's hospital bed.

5. What does Chang Shou-yu want to do as soon as his name is cleared of the un-Communistic claims against him?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Work with the black market.
(c) Join a Capitalist movement.
(d) Move his family out of China.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is so peculiar about the men who arrested Chang Shou-yu?

2. Who helped Jung get back on the train on her trip home from Peking?

3. How old is Xiao-fang when he finally receives his first schooling?

4. What does Jin-ming spend much of his time doing?

5. Why don't Er-hong's parents answer her questions about the political turmoil happening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Young make for Jung to show his kindness?

2. What happens when some students who had rounded up dissident teachers ask De-hong for guidance on what to do next?

3. What happens when De-hong tries to get a doctor to help Chang Shou-yu with another heart attack?

4. Why is Jung so eager to go and study in the West?

5. Why does Jung not spend any of the money her grandmother had given her while she is in Peking?

6. What does the cook do for De-hong while she is sick with hepatitis?

7. How does Jung feel about Mao's death?

8. What is peculiar about the men who come to arrest Chang Shou-yu that shows how powerful Mao and his young leaders have grown?

9. What happened to De-hong's brother when Mao formed the Red Guard?

10. What act of sacrifice does Jung do while caring for her sick grandmother in the hospital?

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