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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - A Beautiful Flower Calls 1994-1996.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Li-yan is the first in her family to do what?
(a) Witness the birth of a child.
(b) Reach such a high level in primary school.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Own land.

2. What does Li-yan's father learn when they arrive at the tea collection center?
(a) They have the wrong type of tea.
(b) The tea collection center is closed and they have to return the next day.
(c) They went to the tea collection center on the wrong day.
(d) They are too late and receive only half the regular price for their tea.

3. What places does Mr. Huang say Americans are visiting in China?
(a) The Yangtze River.
(b) The Great Wall.
(c) The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Yangtze River.
(d) The Forbidden City.

4. What type of government did Chairman Mao establish in China?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Communism.
(c) Proletarianism.
(d) Anarchy.

5. Why is Teacher Zhang sometimes bitter?
(a) He does not agree with communism.
(b) He hates teaching school.
(c) He was not allowed to return to his home after the Cultural Revolution.
(d) He wants a wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language do the children in Teacher Zhang's school want to learn?

2. Why does Huang Benyu come to Li-yan's village?

3. What does Li-yan hope to learn from San-pa's mother?

4. What is the dominant ethnicity in China?

5. What is the order of importance for people in the village?

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