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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. What did the vivid picture show that Yu-Fang told De-hong would be the consequence of lying?

2. Why do Jun-ying and a maid move in with Fang-Yu?

3. What does Yu-Fang do to pass the time in her loneliness?

4. Why are the Governor's wives unable to bear children?

5. What is Chang Shou-yu's nickname for Er-hong?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a neighbor woman tell Er-hong that confuses her about the political views she has been taught?

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

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

4. What happens to cause Dr. Xia to leave his children and his home?

5. How does Dr. Xia's oldest son show his disdain for his father's new wife?

6. Why does De-hong live in a different house than her husband?

7. What was the first thing that attracted General Xue's attention to Fang-Yu?

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

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

10. After all the other groups that took up occupancy in China, the Communists did something that was surprising to the Chinese people. What was this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Chang Shou-yu die? Why was this allowed to happen? What would you have done if you had been De-hong, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Why do the people believe so strongly in Mao? What has he done to win their loyalty? What kind of propaganda has been spread around? What tactics have been used by the Communist Party to help Mao keep his power?

Essay Topic 3

Chang Shou-yu puts his political views over the welfare of his family many different times throughout the novel. What are some of those instances? How did his family react to this treatment? How did the public react to these actions? When did he change? Why did he change?

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