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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Fang-Yu busy with while De-hong was being incarcerated?
(a) Destroying all documents that would connect her with the Kuomintang.
(b) A long-needed vacation to air her lungs and return her health.
(c) A research project with Dr. Xia.
(d) The sale of Dr. Xia's medical practice.

2. What causes Mao to have school children do eye strengthening exercises?
(a) He wants the teachers to think he cares about the children.
(b) He reads a study that says these exercises will increase intelligence.
(c) He sees too many children wearing glasses.
(d) He fears they will overburden themselves before they are of a more useful age.

3. What was the reaction of one of the philosophy teachers that was confronted by the Red Guard and commanded to bow?
(a) She stood straight and faced her death.
(b) She showed them a document signed by Mao that ensured her safety.
(c) She called them each by name and told them she thought they were better than this.
(d) She bowed down and begged for mercy.

4. What did the vivid picture show that Yu-Fang told De-hong would be the consequence of lying?
(a) A woman with a horrible disease that has caused boils all over her face.
(b) A man getting his tongue ripped out.
(c) A tiger eating a man's head.
(d) A man bursting into flames and screaming in pain.

5. Why does Chang Shou-yu leave a sightseeing trip early?
(a) He hears of a threat against Mao.
(b) He has business to attend to.
(c) He gets news of his wife being sick.
(d) He is homesick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jung briefly consider when she realizes her time in Peking was wasted?

2. Why does the man at the teahouse not leave while it is being torn apart?

3. What is the party doing that is grating so heavily on De-hong's nerves while she is being questioned?

4. Why does Wang Yu refuse to let De-hong have the driver take her home?

5. What surprises the people about the Communist siege?

(see the answer key)

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