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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 Jung's sister do that Jung thinks is disloyal to her parents?
(a) She has a boyfriend.
(b) She joins a dance troupe.
(c) She joins a street gang.
(d) She sells books on the black market.

2. How many of De-hong's five children stay in China?
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2

3. How does Jung feel about Mao's death?
(a) She is euphoric.
(b) She is confused and conflicted.
(c) She is heartbroken.
(d) She does not believe it is true.

4. After seeing so much wrong with the Red Guard after their vindictive assaults, what are Jung's feelings about Mao?
(a) She still believes wholeheartedly in him.
(b) She wonders if he knows what is really happening.
(c) She resents him and feels cheated.
(d) She feels that he is not being best served by this group.

5. What does Chang Shou-yu look back on with regret near the end of his life?
(a) His strong position for Communism.
(b) His failings as a father.
(c) His battles with Yu-Fang.
(d) His harshness towards his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Xiao-fang is wrongly accused of harming another girl?

2. What does twelve-year-old Xiao-hei do that is so different from other children of high officials?

3. For what are the boys in the Red Guard using their time in the Red Guard?

4. What causes Jung to reflect on Mao's unfair treatment of the people while on vacation with her sister?

5. Why is De-hong trying to go to Peking after her husband is arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Jung tries to re-board her train when coming home from her trip to Peking?

2. What does Jung want more than anything our of her university experience?

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

4. What happens to Chang Shou-yu after he is released from prison?

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

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

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

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

9. How was Jung's brother kept safe when he was caught with an unsanctioned book?

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

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