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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What first shook Yue Daiyun's faith in the Communist party?
(a) Being forced to criticize others.
(b) Realizing that the famine in 1959 was manmade.
(c) Facing criticism as a rightist.
(d) Criticism of Lao Tang's friendship with her.

2. What was Yue Daiyun's job during the famine in Zhaitang?
(a) Grinding corncobs to make flour.
(b) Caring for pigs.
(c) Pitting walnuts.
(d) Collecting apricot pits for oil.

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

4. Why was Yue Daiyun's sister-in-law's father imprisoned?
(a) For condemning Communist policies.
(b) For condemning Chairman Mao.
(c) For listening to foreign radio stations.
(d) For trying to leave China.

5. What task was Nie Yuanzi given in Liyuqhou?
(a) Tying sheaves to make thatch.
(b) Making bricks from clay.
(c) Carrying buckets of urine.
(d) Cutting bamboo into poles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the religion of the peasant family to whom Yue Daiyun was assigned in Xiaohongmen?

2. Why did Yue Daiyun's sister-in-law insist that the family separate during meals?

3. What happened for the first time during the June 18th affair?

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

5. What was Yue Daiyun's favorite pastime while she wandered in the mountains of Zhaitang?

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