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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 a guard tell Pearl he directed Joy?
(a) The Green Dragon Village.
(b) He does not remember.
(c) The Artist Association.
(d) The missing person's bureau.

2. Who is clearly talented when Z.G. begins his art class?
(a) Joy.
(b) Tao.
(c) Kumei.
(d) Yuan.

3. Why does Kumei think Joy and Tao are a perfect match?
(a) Joy is a leo and Tao is a virgo.
(b) Joy is short and Tao is short.
(c) Joy is a tiger and Tao is a dog.
(d) Joy has many siblings and Tao is an only child.

4. What assignment is Joy given?
(a) Giving music lessons to the village children.
(b) Running the village nursery.
(c) Giving English lessons to the village children.
(d) That of arranging a propaganda play for the village about the Marriage Law.

5. What has happened to the women in the commune?
(a) They have been forced into arranged marriages.
(b) They have been emaciated from their marriages.
(c) They have been forced to bear more children for the cause.
(d) They have been sent to other villages that needed help.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what wall is Joy's picture to be hung?

2. What has Auntie Hu managed to do despite the new governmental controls?

3. Why does Pearl not get along well with the boarders in her childhood home?

4. For what city does Joy purchase a ticket?

5. What is the significance of the book, "Shanghai Girls"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the lies Joy discovers about her family?

2. What assignment is Joy given in the village, and why?

3. What does Pearl find when she goes to her childhood home?

4. What does Pearl think about how she can get into China and who helps her?

5. What information does Pearl learn right after entering China that relieves her mind?

6. What does Joy think about when listening to the propaganda about working hard?

7. What happens to Joy's stepfather, Sam, and how does Joy feel about it?

8. With who does Pearl regularly correspond and how does she help Pearl?

9. Of what do Pearl's housemates accuse her, and who seems to be supportive of her?

10. What is the Great Leap Forward and what does China hope to accomplish with it?

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