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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 is Wen Fu doing when Peanut first meets him?

2. What does Winnie make that ends up being too tight?

3. Who says "Daddy, there's a lady sleeping up there! And her dinner's on fire!"

4. What does Wen Fu shoot on the road to Changsha?

5. Why doesn't Winnie want to take her sweater off after church services in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pearl keep her multiple sclerosis a secret from her mother?

2. How does Winnie show her innocence about marriage?

3. How does the one dance with Jimmy get Winnie into trouble?

4. Why is Winnie arrested and jailed?

5. When Winnie confronts Wen Fu about abusing the servant girl, what does Wen Fu do to Yiku?

6. How does Wen Fu wreck his new sports car in the cemetery?

7. What is the relationship between Helen and Winnie?

8. What surprises Pearl at Auntie Du's funeral?

9. How does Hulan know that Winnie is pregnant even before Winnie does?

10. What is Wen Fu's final act toward Winnie, and how does she defend herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of friendship do Winnie and Hulan have during the war? Describe a few scenes which show how Winnie and Hulan support each other during the war and overcome their differences. What does each woman give to the friendship that the other truly values?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the last few hours of Winnie's father's life. How does he manage to get the better of Wen Fu? Does you agree with San Ma's comment that he left Wen Fu a curse? Is this curse an appropriate punishment for Wen Fu's criminal behavior toward Winnie and her father?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the story of the Kitchen God's wife and how it is similar to Winnie's experience with Wen Fu. Why is it important to Winnie that she replaces the kitchen god in the altar given to Pearl?

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