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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 did Yu-Fang keep her daughter when the General's wife wanted her?

2. How old was Wang Yu when his father died?

3. Why do De-hong and her husband have to walk to their new transfer site?

4. What does Fang-Yu do to make a meal for her daughter?

5. Why was Yu-Fang afraid of her own servants?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fang-Yu do on her visit with De-hong that the Communist Party forbids?

2. Why does Chang Shou-yu want to leave Yibin so soon?

3. How do De-hong and Wang Yu spend their wedding day?

4. What does Er-hong see while riding in her father's limo that makes her ashamed of her privileged life?

5. What does Chang Shou-yu do as his first moment of putting his family ahead of his party?

6. What happened to the Japanese people who remained in China after they were defeated?

7. What does De-hong see a friend's husband do on their journey that makes her lose faith in her own marriage?

8. How do Wang Yu and De-hong know each other before ever meeting each other?

9. What is De-hong not allowed to use because of it's "bourgeois" nature?

10. Why was Yang Ru-shan in need of more money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some major differences between the Chinese culture and our own culture? How would this story have been different had it taken place in America? How did the Chinese setting affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the differences between Jung and her siblings? What are some of their unique characteristics or interests? How does this affect her relationship with them?

Essay Topic 3

Who is your favorite character in the book? How does this character change throughout the book? What kind of experiences does this character go through, and how do these affect them? What kind of influence did this character have on the other characters in the book?

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