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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 Dr. Xia's son do to convince Yu-Fang and him to move out?
(a) He attacks Yu-Fang.
(b) He threatens to kill himself.
(c) He pushes De-hong down a dry well.
(d) He beats his father senseless.

2. What does Wang Yu do during their journey that disillusions De-hong about their marriage?
(a) Talks at length with other women in the party.
(b) Speaks ill of her family and friends.
(c) Mocks her for her slow pace.
(d) Accepts a ride in a jeep when she must walk.

3. How did Yu-Fang keep her daughter when the General's wife wanted her?
(a) She sued the General's wife for custody.
(b) She kidnapped her.
(c) She got the General to order his wife to let Yu-Fang keep the baby.
(d) She sold all her finery and bought the baby.

4. Why was Yu-Fang afraid of her own servants?
(a) They were cruel to her.
(b) She did not want them to spread lies about her.
(c) They threatened to steal her baby when she was not looking.
(d) She was seen as lower than a servant.

5. What does Er-hong do to show her father how humble she is?
(a) She asks her father to tell her what she can do to improve herself.
(b) She gives of her allowance to underprivileged children.
(c) She never speaks bad of other people and always finds something nice to say.
(d) She gets embarrassed when she is seen by her teacher in a limo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Xia give a man that led to his imprisonment and eventual death?

2. Why is Wang Yu not happy with Fang-Yu's visit to his family after De-hong gives birth?

3. Why are the Governor's wives unable to bear children?

4. What is De-hong's first impression of Wang Yu?

5. What causes Mao to have school children do eye strengthening exercises?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Xia give potions to all of the Governor's wives when he knows that the Governor is the one who is infertile.

2. How do Fang-Yu and Dr. Xia meet?

3. Why does Wang Yu refuse to let De-hong have the driver take her home early from the opera?

4. What happens to the man that Dr. Xia tries to treat with rice from the black market?

5. Why does Wang Yu not allow his wife to be transferred to a larger hospital when she is giving birth while sick with tuberculosis?

6. After all the other groups that took up occupancy in China, the Communists did something that was surprising to the Chinese people. What was this?

7. How do De-hong and Wang Yu spend their wedding day?

8. What happened to the Japanese people who remained in China after they were defeated?

9. What is De-hong not allowed to use because of it's "bourgeois" nature?

10. What is De-hong allowed to do to help the Communist movement?

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