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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 do the Nuns do with infants as soon as they come into the convent?
(a) Feed them.
(b) Baptize them.
(c) Innocluate them against cholera.
(d) Sing to them.

2. Who is the first person to suppose that Kitty is expecting?
(a) Sister St. Joseph.
(b) Waddington.
(c) Mother Superior.
(d) Walter.

3. When Kitty asks Walter if he despises her in Chapter 47, what is his response?
(a) He tells her he despises himself.
(b) He tells her he doesn't know how he feels about her.
(c) He tells her he despises himself and her.
(d) He tells her he loves her and always will.

4. Why won't Walter initially allow Colonel Yu to send for Kitty in Chapter 62?
(a) Walter wants to send for Kitty himself.
(b) Walter doesn't want Kitty to witness the symptoms of cholera.
(c) Walter despises her and does not want to see Kitty.
(d) Walter is worried that Kitty will not want to come see him.

5. What habit of the Fanes does Waddington find surprising and dangerous?
(a) They eat raw meat.
(b) They eat fresh salad.
(c) They house several sick invalids.
(d) The rarely bathe or wash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Walter quote with his last words?

2. During Kitty and Walter's journey, how does Walter spend each evening?

3. How do the older Chinese orphan girls spend their time at the convent?

4. What great noise brings Mother Superior to the room when Kitty is watching the children in Chapter 52?

5. What two skills does Kitty possess that are valuable in helping at the convent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the first emotional hints that Kitty may be pregnant?

2. What one thing does Kitty desire to do for Walter?

3. What are Kitty's initial feelings towards the young orphan children and do her feelings change over time?

4. How does Kitty regard her indiscretion with Townsend?

5. How does Waddington try and comfort Kitty about Walter's death?

6. How does Kitty describe her first impression of Sister St. Joseph?

7. How does Waddington describe Dorothy Townsend?

8. When Kitty asks Waddington about immortality, what is his response?

9. How does Kitty describe the chapel at the convent?

10. How does Kitty feel when she realizes she is no longer in love with Charlie?

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