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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 old is Chueh-hsin when he finds out his father has arranged his marriage?

2. What fear does Ming-Feng have?

3. Why is Cheuh-hsin hiding behind a shelter at the other end of the Kao compound?

4. What is one way the students launch their campaign?

5. Who seems to become nervous and quiet around Chin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Uncle Ke-ting prepare for the fireworks show?

2. What news does a classmate tell Chueh-hui as he is leaving his brother's office?

3. How does Cheuh-hui try to spend time with Ming-feng in Chapter 3?

4. From what is shared in the first three chapters, how is the brothers' family best described?

5. What is the occurrence with Chueh-hui and the begger boy?

6. Please describe Chin and her mother's relationship.

7. How is Mama Huang described?

8. What is Chueh-hui and Ming-feng's interaction like in Chapter 10?

9. Why does Chueh-hui join students at the park after hearing what the soldiers have done?

10. What is the setting of Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please choose on character to analyze using the five categories studied in your daily lessons.

Essay Topic 2

Social classes and ranking are mentioned throughout the story. Please explain what role social class played in the lives of each of the three brothers and the role it played in the entirety of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Please choose one major theme in the story "Family" to identify and outline. How is this theme seen throughout the novel? Who in the novel does this theme affect? Was this theme central to the novel or could it have stood without this theme?

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