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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. When Winnie and the others are escaping Nanking, how many suitcases are they allowed to bring?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. What do Tessa and Cleo call their grandmother Winnie?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Ha-bu.
(c) Nana.
(d) Grandma.

3. What does Winnie have above her eye that a fortune teller says can make everything she sees turn black?
(a) A mole.
(b) A cyst.
(c) Her bangs.
(d) A speck of dirt.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Aunt Helen say she is dying from?
(a) Envy.
(b) Unhappiness.
(c) Brain tumor.
(d) Old age.

5. What did Winnie's mother leave behind when she disappeared?
(a) A warning to be careful.
(b) A recipe for a fish dish.
(c) A three-foot lock of hair.
(d) A letter to Winnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winnie find under Pearl's bed as she's cleaning Pearl's bedroom?

2. What does Winnie do in Chapter 4 to forget the news in Betty's letter?

3. What did they call Betty Wan during wartime?

4. What is the biggest secret between Winnie and Helen?

5. What is Winnie's favorite piece of furniture that she bought for her dowry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pearl keep her multiple sclerosis a secret from her mother?

2. Why does Jiaguo consider having to court martial Wen Fu after a battle with Japanese planes outside of Nanking?

3. What does Winnie remember best about her mother?

4. Why does Winnie believe she killed her unborn baby when she drops the scissors?

5. What promises does Winnie make when she is searching for Danru after Kunming is bombed?

6. What is the relationship between Winnie and Aunt Helen?

7. What happens when Pearl realizes that Wen Fu is her biological father?

8. What happens when Winnie buys a special fish for dinner to announce her news that she's found a job?

9. How does Winnie react when her mother has disappeared and doesn't return to their bedroom?

10. How does Winnie show her innocence about marriage?

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