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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 do the two women come to tell Yuan about his father?
2. Who is described as having "the strangest shyness toward all females"?
3. What does Yuan notice about his "lady mother" when they eat dinner?
4. Why does Ai-lan dance with people she doesn't want to dance with?
5. How old is Meng?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the one thing that does not cut off Yuan from the poor around him?
2. When Yuan is sitting by his ill father at the fire, what causes Yuan to start to resent him again?
3. What finally pushes Yuan to join the cause?
4. When Yuan travels to the earthen home that once belonged to his grandfather, why do the people look at him suspiciously?
5. What does Yuan do when he sees the poor people outside the pleasure house? What does he think of the poor?
6. How does Yuan feel when he is told that his father has arranged a marriage for him?
7. In what way is Yuan changed after the maid touches his hand?
8. In Chapter 1, why does Yuan feel trapped?
9. What does Yuan think of the women at the pleasure houses?
10. How is danger for the revolutionaries foreshadowed when Yuan, Ai-lan, and the lady mother are on the way to meet Yuan's uncle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The ending of A House Divided is an ambiguous one. Explain why. What purpose does an ambiguous ending serve? Why might the author decide to use this type of ending? What effect does it have on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Describe how Sheng is symbolic of tradition and Meng is symbolic of revolution. Cite at least five specific examples. Also explain how three other characters are symbolic of either revolution or tradition.
Essay Topic 3
What social changes occur in Yuan's homeland? What is Yuan's reaction to the social changes that have occurred? Cite at least three sources that show Yuan's reluctance to social change. Analyze how this affects his development as a character.
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