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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shocked Yue Daiyun upon her return to Beida?
(a) The campus was being closed.
(b) There were not enough students to justify continuing the university.
(c) The campus had fallen into disrepair.
(d) The campus had been beautified.

2. What objection did Communist party members have to the French novel, The Red and the Black?
(a) It encouraged immorality.
(b) It encouraged individual creativity over self-effacement.
(c) It encouraged blind acquiescence.
(d) It encouraged disrespect.

3. Why did Old Uncle say that he shared food with Yue Daiyun rather than eating it himself?
(a) He had plenty of food stored away.
(b) He didn't have much of an appetite.
(c) She needed her strength to work.
(d) She was new to hunger, but he was used to it.

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

5. What effect did the struggle sessions have on Lao Chen, the literature department head?
(a) He resigned his position.
(b) He was sent to the countryside for re-education.
(c) He commited suicide.
(d) He was forced to resign or be fired from his position.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean to "draw a line"?

2. How does the bride approach her husband's home in Chinese tradition?

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

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

5. Why was paying workers according to production criticized?

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