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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 Yuan and Mei-ling agree to do before Yuan leaves for the capital city?
2. How does Yuan's lady mother react to his proposal?
3. Why doesn't Ai-lan's mother trust Wu?
4. During what season does the relationship between Mary and Yuan blossom?
5. What is one thing that Yuan likes about Mei-ling?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways does Yuan struggle with his pride?
2. Why does Yuan accept Meng's proposal to come work in the new capital city?
3. Yuan claims that the American people hide their poor because they are ashamed. Why might Yuan be considered hypocritical when he uses this argument?
4. What is the bad news that Mary's family delivers to Yuan?
5. Although Yuan has prejudices about the white people, why does he like his teacher's family?
6. When Yuan finds a letter from Mary in his room, what does it say?
7. What evidence of social change does Yuan experience on the boat on the way back to China?
8. Does Yuan keep his hopes up about Mei-ling changing her mind about his proposal? Why or why not?
9. What does Yuan bring back to China with him from America?
10. When Yuan is on the train to visit his father, what kind of people does he notice sitting around him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The number three is significant in several ways, one being that there are three stages in Yuan's life. Describe these three stages and how they compare and contrast. These stages of life are represented by the three different chapters. Explain how this is significant.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Choose at least three symbols from the text and analyze the role they play in A House Divided. How do symbols contribute to the novel and Yuan's development? Cite at least three examples from the novel.
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