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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Gods' clothes covered in?

2. Who is the only person the Gods say they found?

3. Why does Yang Sun think Shen Te will do anything he asks?

4. What does Yang Sun have to do for Shui Ta to drop the lawsuits?

5. What does Wong say cannot be forgotten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against implementing religious ideal? What are Brecht's opinions on religion and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Brecht?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Wong's role as an outsider important to the play? How would the story change if the Gods asked help from a character more established in the community? Why do the Gods never see Wong as a good person? What does that say about how people view outsiders?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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