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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. Where does the Mei work in the Prologue?

2. When does Secretary Sun arrive in Chapter 1?

3. Where does the Prologue take place?

4. In Chapter 1, how many girls perform patriotic songs and skits on festival days?

5. How old was Midnight Chang when her mother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the lakes like at the Lake Palaces, and how were the lakes created?

2. What did the Chairman and a friend to on one summer break from school?

3. What does Mei's mother do for her and give her before Mei lives for Beijing?

4. In Chapter 7, what is to be Mei's job?

5. Why is writing with brush and ink difficult for Mei in Chapter 9?

6. What happens to Dolly Yu?

7. How does Mei feel when she wears her first pair of high-heeled shoes in Chapter 3?

8. When does the Chairman die, and how do the people of Chinatown in San Francisco respond?

9. What does Mei do when Secretary Sun takes her to get her belongings in Chapter 8?

10. How are lies born in Chinatown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mei has never eaten as well as she does at the Lake Palaces. How is the quality and quantity of food different at the Lake Palaces than in Mei’s village? Why is there such inequality?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. Where are some places where Forbidden City takes place? How do these settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before incidents in a novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in Forbidden City?

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