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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Wu do when a beggar reaches out to him?
2. What does Mary fear?
3. Who does Yuan often exchange letters with when he's in America?
4. What does Yuan learn from the woman on the ship?
5. Who meets Yuan when he debarks from the train?
Short Essay Questions
1. Although Yuan has prejudices about the white people, why does he like his teacher's family?
2. Why does Yuan accept Meng's proposal to come work in the new capital city?
3. What does Yuan learn about his father's financial situation when he visits?
4. When Yuan is on the train to visit his father, what kind of people does he notice sitting around him?
5. What is Yuan shocked by as he debarks from the train and rides with Meng through the city?
6. Does Yuan want to have a romantic relationship with Mary?
7. What does Yuan bring back to China with him from America?
8. Why is Yuan embarrassed by the Chinese brothers who put on a comedy act at the school?
9. Yuan claims that the American people hide their poor because they are ashamed. Why might Yuan be considered hypocritical when he uses this argument?
10. What reason does Mei-ling give for turning down Yuan's marriage proposal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The ending of A House Divided is an ambiguous one. Explain why. What purpose does an ambiguous ending serve? Why might the author decide to use this type of ending? What effect does it have on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Yuan joins the cause believing that it will help give him freedom, especially from his father's control. How does Yuan discover that the cause actually means less freedom? What is Yuan's reaction? Cite at least three specific examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
How does Yuan's self-versus-self conflict influence his development as a character? How does this conflict affect his search for absolute freedom? Does Yuan find that absolute freedom is elusive? Cite examples from the text that support your argument.
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