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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Dog Grins: Chapters 21 - 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the government promise to women who give birth?
(a) An experienced doctor.
(b) Their female children will be protected.
(c) Extra food rations and cloth.
(d) An experienced midwife.

2. What is valued over performance?
(a) Looking busy.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Speed.
(d) Espirit de corps.

3. Why do they put metal blinders on the water buffalo?
(a) To keep them from kicking since they won't kick if they can't see.
(b) To keep them from walking around sharp rocks in the field.
(c) To keep the flies out of their eyes.
(d) To keep the sun from giving them cataracts.

4. What does Pearl think she would have done if life had treated her a bit more kindly?
(a) Married a young, handsome professor like Dun.
(b) Found Joy and gotten out of China already.
(c) Lived to a ripe old age in the Shanghai of her youth.
(d) Had several of her own children.

5. What has Tao's family managed to do to stave off starving?
(a) Grow a few mushrooms in the cellar.
(b) Hide a cupful of uncooked wheat kernels.
(c) Kill a few pigeons.
(d) Kill a few rats and mice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since Pearl has moved back into her childhood home?

2. What stage of starvation are the peasants entering?

3. Who is Auntie Hu?

4. Why does Pearl feel terrible as she harvests various crops?

5. How does Z. G. view Joy's relationship with Tao?

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