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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gao and his friends do to an outcast when they were school children?
(a) Poisoned him.
(b) Threw him down a well.
(c) Beat him to death.
(d) Reported him to the police.

2. What special day does the country celebrate together towards the end of "New Fruit"?
(a) The day of the heroes.
(b) The day of the martyrs.
(c) The day of the dead.
(d) The day of the satyrs.

3. Who becomes the narrator's wife?
(a) Xiaolei.
(b) Lao Tang.
(c) Mao Xin.
(d) Li Han.

4. Who was the first on the street to try the new fruit?
(a) Pen.
(b) Mrs. Ying.
(c) Lao Zhou.
(d) Ruby.

5. What does the narrator's mother say when the narrator's fiance asks where Lulu is?
(a) Getting her PhD.
(b) In Europe.
(c) In America.
(d) In jail.

6. What is the undertone of taste of the new fruit?
(a) Acid.
(b) Water.
(c) Strawberry.
(d) Chocolate.

7. What song is dedicated to the new fruit?
(a) Fendi.
(b) My Sweet Qiguo.
(c) Watermelon Summer.
(d) My Sweet Summer.

8. What secret does Lulu tell the narrator when she first comes to visit him in college?
(a) She is dropping out of college.
(b) She is going to America.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is a lesbian.

9. Who does Bayi tell Keju to tell his father to call about his father's problem?
(a) His local satisfaction office.
(b) His dentist.
(c) His in-laws.
(d) His lawyer.

10. How does Mr. Feng say eating his first qiguo made him feel?
(a) Like he was 25 again.
(b) Like he did the day he got his first job.
(c) Like he did on his wedding day.
(d) Like he did the first summer he visited Europe.

11. In the story "New Fruit," what kind of skin does the fruit have?
(a) Green skin that is a bit slimy.
(b) Orange-red tawny skin.
(c) Black skin.
(d) Smooth skin like an apple.

12. Where did the police find Gao's body?
(a) In the car wreck.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) Hanging from a tree.
(d) In the river.

13. What does Lulu begin criticizing online?
(a) Corporations.
(b) America.
(c) The Chinese government.
(d) Europe.

14. What city is Lulu studying in?
(a) Winghou.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Pen.

15. What is one activity Lao Zhou is known for?
(a) Wood carving.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Math.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the best worker at the hotline?

2. Who does the narrator begin to think actually knows Lulu better than anyone else in the family?

3. What does the twins' mother do for work in "Lulu"?

4. What does Gao's mother tell the narrator about his marriage when she visits his family alone?

5. What animal does Bayi always suspect her ex-boyfriend may have killed?

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