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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 Pearl think will be very difficult?
(a) Convincing Joy to come home.
(b) Leaving China.
(c) Finding Z. G.
(d) Getting into China.

2. Who is Z. G.?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A Chinese official high up in the party.
(c) A diplomat for the People's Republic of China.
(d) Joy's father.

3. Why does Joy accept Tao's offer of marriage?
(a) To ensure that she will stay in the commune forever.
(b) Because she loves him deeply.
(c) To spite her father.
(d) To retaliate against Pearl's comments about Tao.

4. Who do the Chinese hope to overpower in the future?
(a) Imperialistic countries.
(b) Russia.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Japan.

5. What is a social campaign aimed to transform China called?
(a) Leaping into the Future.
(b) The Great Leap Forward.
(c) China First.
(d) The Hope of the Future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joy realize are empty fantasies?

2. What will make it more difficult for Pearl to search for Joy?

3. Where is Z.G. going in the morning?

4. What does the FBI want Sam to do?

5. What are the peasants anxious to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Pearl think about concerning Joy's father, Z. G.?

5. How does Joy get into China?

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

7. Why does Z. G. rebuke Joy for sneaking off with Tao?

8. Where are Joy and Z. G. going after leaving the Green Dragon Village and what does Z. G. say Joy will have the opportunity to do?

9. What does the Prologue recount?

10. How does Joy feel about returning to the Green Dragon Village, and what has happened to the village?

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