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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the name "Xiao" mean in Mandarin Chinese?
(a) "Grand."
(b) "Son."
(c) "Dear."
(d) "Small."

2. What physical difficulty was brought on for Yue Daiyun and others by the famine in Zhaitang?
(a) Diarrhea.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Constipation.
(d) Fainting.

3. What new family responsibility did Yue Daiyun assume at her mother-in-law's request?
(a) Child care.
(b) Family finances.
(c) Housecleaning.
(d) Cooking.

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

5. Why were many Chinese angry at the U.S. in 1951?
(a) They disagreed with American democracy.
(b) They expected an American invasion.
(c) They were appalled by American selfishness.
(d) They were jealous of American prosperity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song did Yue Daiyun's brother use to comfort her while she was being criticized?

2. What is the traditional baby gift given by a Chinese maternal grandmother?

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

4. Why was Yue Daiyun relieved of her teaching duties in 1965?

5. What political decision did Yue Daiyun make upon her return to Beida after her two-year absence?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1976, what did the students do to Yue Daiyun's home?

2. Why was Yue Daiyun to be criticized while on maternity leave?

3. Why is the one-month birthday an important event in China?

4. What is the difference between one who is an "alien class element" and one who is a "counter-revolutionary"?

5. How was Yue Daiyun used during the Four Clean-Ups campaign in 1965?

6. How did the newspaper articles during the Four Clean-Ups confuse Yue Daiyun?

7. Why did Yue Dainyun feel worse on returning from the countryside in 1966 than she had when returning in 1960?

8. How did the peasants react to the decision to distribute work points evenly, with eight each day for women and ten per day for men?

9. Why did Yue Daiyun decide not to object to being considered a rightist?

10. Where had the idea of parading enemies come from?

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