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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Er -hong's reaction when De-hong visited her at her boarding school?
(a) She was afraid to let go of her hand.
(b) She refused to acknowledge her as her mother.
(c) She spat in her face and ran away to her teacher.
(d) She gave her a note she had written expressing her fears.

2. Why is Xiao-hei so distant from his parents?
(a) He speaks out against the party at home.
(b) He complains about having to work with iron at school.
(c) He is veering his life in a "rightist" direction.
(d) Fang-Yu pays more attention to him than they do.

3. Why does Wang Yu refuse to let De-hong have the driver take her home?
(a) It was against customs to leave a performance early.
(b) The driver was enjoying the opera.
(c) He was fearful of what the Communist leaders would think.
(d) He did not want her to travel alone with another man.

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

5. What is happening to De-hong when her husband refuses to let her have a driver take her home from the opera?
(a) She is having a miscarriage.
(b) She is considering leaving her husband.
(c) She is frightened by the images on stage.
(d) She is suffering a nervous breakdown.

6. What is the instrument called that Yu-Fang played so well for the General?
(a) Qin.
(b) Harp.
(c) Lute.
(d) Xin.

7. What was Yang Ru-shan's main duty in life?
(a) To expand the family fortune.
(b) To care for his elderly parents.
(c) To produce male heirs.
(d) To make the farm prosper.

8. Why did De-hong live with her parents after her transfer instead of her husband?
(a) The Communist party only allowed a certain number of people to be in one home.
(b) They were considering a divorce at the time.
(c) Wang Yu was not transferred and had to stay in Yibin.
(d) Married couples were only allowed to be together on Saturdays.

9. What was De-hong's response to Chang Shou-yu's early return from his sightseeing trip?
(a) She makes a special meal in honor of his return.
(b) She does not allow him in the house.
(c) She complains that he cares more for the party than for her.
(d) She calls him a "silly old thing."

10. 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 is homesick.
(d) He gets news of his wife being sick.

11. Why would a Chinese man have to bow to a Japanese child?
(a) It was part of the truce China had made with Japan long ago.
(b) Japan was in control of China and held a very cruel reign over them.
(c) The Chinese respected youth and vitality.
(d) It was a sign of prosperity and health between the nations.

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

13. What is one thing that Chang Shou-yu will NOT let his children do in order to teach them ethic responsibility?
(a) Read newspapers.
(b) Talk about Western propoganda.
(c) Sit in front of teachers at performances or movies.
(d) Look their elders in the eyes.

14. How long does Yu-Fang wait to see her General again after her first interaction with him?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two years.

15. Why are De-hong's children sent to boarding schools?
(a) The party wanted them trained to be loyal at an early age.
(b) Their nurses were all found to be unsuitable.
(c) De-hong fell ill and was not able to care for them.
(d) It was the law under the Communist reign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the General's final actions before his death?

2. Where does De-hong's family move to be better protected from the military looting?

3. What is Chang Shou-yu's nickname for Er-hong?

4. What does Chang Shou-yu NOT allow at the funeral?

5. What does a neighbor tell Er-hong about the Kuomintang that confuses her?

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