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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. Guan's identity makes her case a ________ case.

2. What is Bao Guozhang also known as?

3. Who heads the emergency meeting called regarding Guan's case?

4. What activity is Captain Gao Ziling doing when he finds the body?

5. What does Chen realize about where the murder happened?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the information given to Chen by Uncle Bao and Wei Hong match up?

3. What is Party Secretary Li Guoha's relationship to Chen, and what evidence is there of this relationship in Chapter 4?

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

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

6. What surprising news does Wang announce to Chen during their dinner date in Chapter 18?

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

8. What did Chen do for Yu that surprised Yu and changed the way he thought of Chen?

9. What type of character is Chief Inspector Chen introduced as?

10. What does Detective Yu learn about Guan through interviewing her co-workers and neighbors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts are prevalent in "Death of a Red Heroine". Select two of the following types of conflict and compare/contrast an example of each from the book.

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Nature

• Man vs. Technology

Essay Topic 2

Discuss which characters are main characters verses secondary characters, and how you distinguished between the two.

Essay Topic 3

Reflect on the title, "Death of a Red Heroine". Where does it come from? Why might the author have selected this title? Do you feel it is the most appropriate title for this story? Would you chose a different title?

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