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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 did Lisette often ask the narrator for?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Money.
(c) Sex.
(d) Food.

2. What does the narrator eventually give to Perry after he keeps asking?
(a) A mug of Lisette's.
(b) A wedding invitation for Lisette.
(c) A houseplant of Lisette's.
(d) A scarf of Lisette's.

3. What does the handsome customer tell Xiaolei he does for a living?
(a) Food service.
(b) Law.
(c) Sales.
(d) Medicine.

4. Who comes to collect the item the handsome man has left behind in "Shanghai Murmur"?
(a) His assistant.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

5. What does Old Li say to help Cao Cao's ego when the plane does not fly?
(a) There is one small problem - the plane just needs more gas.
(b) It may not be a plane, but it is a good car.
(c) The plane is too stylish to fly.
(d) He knows how to fix it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zhu Feng find out about his father during the course of the story?

2. Who flies with Cao Cao on the first attempted flight in his plane?

3. Why do some people in the village dislike the party secretary?

4. Who does Zhu Feng borrow money from?

5. What is special about the item the handsome man leaves in the shop in "Shanghai Murmur"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Flying Machine," what does Cao Cao have a talent for?

2. In "Land of Big Numbers," why is Zhu Feng jealous of Li?

3. What is Anning's strongest memory of the time when she and Cao Cao got married?

4. Why does Cao Cao work so relentlessly on his airplane?

5. Why does Xiaolei become obsessed with the pen for years after losing it?

6. What does Perry ask for that he thinks might help find Lisette, and why will the narrator not give it to him at first?

7. What happens to Cao Cao's noodle robot?

8. What does Xiaolei start to think about the handsome and well-dressed man who gets flowers almost every week?

9. What does Cao Cao suspect about the party secretary in "Flying Machine"?

10. How does Old Li save Cao Cao's pride in the story "Flying Machine"?

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