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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. Why is Chen pleased that Hong suggests going to Qufu?
2. Where are Hong and Chen housed in Beijing?
3. How does Chen calm himself as he prepares to take the exam?
4. Who gives most of the scholars of the final exam their diplomas?
5. Why is Chen treated differently than the other passengers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Hong decide to do after Chen takes a position and what does Sun Qi give Hong?
2. Why is General Ma disappointed about Hong and what does he invite Hong to do?
3. What happens when Chen is invited out by three other scholars?
4. What happens with Hong after he receives the message from Tang?
5. What does Chen do that ends his friendship with Yuying and what does she do about it?
6. What happens as Hong is with the army about Wang Chih and the outpost where he was held?
7. Where does Hong go when he escapes the pirates and who helps him?
8. Why do the brothers stop in Qufu and who do they meet there? What does he ask them to do?
9. What is the examination in Beijing going to be?
10. What happens when Hong visits a fortune teller?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chen and Hong leave their father and proceed on a journey so that Chen can take examinations and obtain a good position in life. In a number of their stops Chen and Hong are both faced with making a decision to stay or continue on the journey.
1. Do you think it is moral for both boys to leave their father alone? Why or why not? Use examples from "The Examination" and your own life to support your answer.
2. Why do you think Hong has given up time in his own life to assist his brother in his brother's quest? Use examples from "The Examination" and your own life to support your answer.
3. What do you think the decisions that Hong and Chen make in their journey says about their characters? Discuss their determination, temptations and decisions in depth. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think "The Examination" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "The Examination". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters most need to grow as humans? Why? Give examples. Why characters seem to have reached close to their full emotional/mental growth? Why? Give examples What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?
2. Trace and analyze the theme of immaturity in "The Examination". Which characters struggle with immaturity? Why? Which characters seem really healthy emotionally/mentally? Why?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of tradition in "The Examination". What is Chen's view of tradition? Hong's? Pan? Ma? Why is tradition important to some characters? Is anyone willing to abandon traditional viewpoints? Who? What are the positive and negative aspects to tradition?
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