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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Unemployed Man sing about the rewards of?

2. What does Mrs. Shin accuse Shen Te of?

3. Who asks Mrs. Yang to pay the bill?

4. What does Shui Ta tell Mrs. Mi Tzu he is selling?

5. Who tidies up the shop as Shui Ta reads?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

How does Brecht express religion as foolish? How does this theme link to the 1930s and Brecht's Marxist beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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