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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chairman Mao seem to be encouraging in 1956?
(a) Open criticism of the Communist party.
(b) Individuality.
(c) A move to the right.
(d) Capitalism

2. What is a kang?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A sleeping mat.
(c) A sleeping bag.
(d) A heated sleeping platform.

3. What is sent out to announce a baby's one-month anniversary?
(a) Party invitations.
(b) Red kites.
(c) Red-dyed eggs.
(d) Fortune cookies.

4. What work assignment did Yue Daiyun receive upon returning to Beida after her two-year absence?
(a) Teaching first-year students in literary history.
(b) Cutting stencils for supplementary materials.
(c) Working as a librarian.
(d) Writing commentaries on poems of the Tang dynasty.

5. What is the first "To the Storm"?
(a) A chapter from Chairman Mao's Red Book.
(b) A novel by Stendhal.
(c) A song written by Sun Yat-Sen.
(d) A poem written by Yue Daiyun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Old Uncle say that he shared food with Yue Daiyun rather than eating it himself?

2. What physical affliction had Yue Daiyun's father-in-law suffered in her two-year absence?

3. Why was the poet Lin Zhao executed?

4. What does Lao Wei counsel Yue Daiyun to do to redeem herself with the party?

5. What were Old Aunt and Old Uncle's parting gifts to Yue Daiyun?

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