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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the man at the teahouse not leave while it is being torn apart?
(a) He is hoping to scare the young people with his serenity.
(b) His time at the teahouse is his only hour of peace.
(c) He is holding his own sort of protest.
(d) It is his teahouse; he has nowhere else to go.

2. With what are the people of China commanded to replace their grass and flowers?
(a) Cabbage and cotton.
(b) Wheat and corn.
(c) Peaches and pears.
(d) Rice and wheat.

3. What does Yu-Fang do to pass the time in her loneliness?
(a) Holds parties at her home.
(b) Visits with her family.
(c) Writes love letters to her General.
(d) Reads and plays Mah Jong.

4. What did De-hong think was the most delicious treat from her father?
(a) Plain wheat rolls.
(b) Rice candy.
(c) Shaved and flavored ice.
(d) Rice and oranges.

5. 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 village on the coast.
(c) Inside the city walls.
(d) A small house on the Kuomintang base.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Dr. Xia's son have to run away, never to be heard from again?

2. What is the Chinese dream according to Wang Yu?

3. What does Chang Shou-yu overhear in a conversation that he is torn about reporting?

4. What is Yu-lin studying to become?

5. What surprises the people about the Communist siege?

(see the answer key)

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