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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Yue Daiyun disheartened by her first teaching assignment at the cadre school in Liyuzhou?
(a) The students were disinterested and rude.
(b) The students were at a low level of preparation.
(c) She was set up as a good example.
(d) She was not to be a good example, but a warning.

2. Why did Lin Biao, Chairman Mao's closest ally, decide to flee the country?
(a) He had struck a deal with the Soviets.
(b) He was embezzling money.
(c) He had failed in an assassination attempt.
(d) He was disillusioned with Communism.

3. What did Lao Tang's mother send to augment his diet?
(a) Sugar and vegetables.
(b) Dried beef and sugar.
(c) Fruits and milk.
(d) Vegetables and fruits.

4. What percentage of workers charged as rightists were work units expected to unveil in 1958?
(a) Fifty percent.
(b) Twenty-five percent.
(c) Five percent.
(d) Ten percent.

5. What was "Contemporary Heroes"?
(a) A blog.
(b) An underground newspaper.
(c) A literary magazine.
(d) A foreign novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were ordinary people to be portrayed in literature considered appropriate during the Four Clean-Ups?

2. What challenging assignment was Yue Daiyun given upon her return to teaching?

3. Which two Beida groups refused to give ground and cooperate?

4. Under what conditions were Yue Daiyun's parents allowed to buy property?

5. What first shook Yue Daiyun's faith in the Communist party?

(see the answer key)

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