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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Dr. Xia's children angry with the match between Yu-Fang and their father?
(a) They do not respect her family heritage.
(b) They are afraid Yu-Fang will take over their fortune.
(c) They are upset about the age difference.
(d) They dissapprove of her former life as a concubine.

2. What crashes into De-hong's house?
(a) A truck full of Communist prisoners.
(b) A dud bomb shell.
(c) A car with Kuomintang officers inside.
(d) A military jeep.

3. Why was Yu-Fang's father so desperate for money?
(a) His last crop had been a poor one, and he was starving.
(b) His wife was ill and needed treatment.
(c) He wanted a concubine of his own.
(d) His farm was about to be re-possessed.

4. Where does De-hong's family move to be better protected from the military looting?
(a) The home of a Kuomintang officer.
(b) A small house on the Kuomintang base.
(c) Inside the city walls.
(d) A small village on the coast.

5. Why did Lin's husband pass her around to family members?
(a) He sold her out to them for money.
(b) He was a homosexual.
(c) She had disrespected him.
(d) He owed them money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what was Yu-Fang's father buried?

2. About what does Wang Yu ask De-hong for permission to write the Communist leaders?

3. Why does De-hong refuse so many marriage proposals?

4. Where did De-hong see Wang Yu before actually meeting him?

5. Why were De-hong and Wang Yu forced to "self-admonishment"?

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