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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. How are Wu Bing and Wu Xiaoming related?

2. What is Yu's father known as?

3. Who does Chen receive a gift from in Chapter 11?

4. What is Wang Feng's profession?

5. What good news does Wang call Chen to tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chen find when he returns to Guan's dormitory for the third time?

2. What good news does Wang call Chen with at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What personal information does Dr. Xia's more detailed report in Chapter 5 reveal about the body found in the canal?

4. How does the murder victim's profession change the whole tone of the investigation?

5. How does Wang's news in Chapter 18 affect Chen's focus?

6. What is the murder victim's name, and why is it significant?

7. How can the era that "Death of a Red Heroine" is set in be described?

8. How can Wu's photography career be described?

9. When Chen returns to Guan's room to examine her photos, what does he notice?

10. When an emergency meeting is held for all involved with the case, what is announced and how does Chen feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Zhang's role in "Death of a Red Heroine"? What does he represent, or what is he the personification of?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is a fundamental component of fiction. Describe the setting of "Death of a Red Heroine" and how it impacted the characters and plot. Be sure to address the time, place, and social environment.

Essay Topic 3

What is the primary message of "Death of a Red Heroine"? What does the author want readers to walk away from the book understanding better or believing?

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