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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What selfish reason does Wang give for wanting to move?
(a) She will live a more priviledged live elsewhere.
(b) A chance to find someone who will marry her.
(c) More opportunities to advance her career.
(d) She doesn't want to be tied to Chen.

2. What do Wang and Chen discuss over their meal in Chapter 11?
(a) The case.
(b) Wang's job.
(c) Chen's relationship with his mom.
(d) Their relationship.

3. What does Wu say he was doing the night of the murder?
(a) Taking pictures out of town.
(b) He can't remember.
(c) Developing photographs with a friend.
(d) Traveling for business.

4. What does Yu find in Guan's closet that seems out of place?
(a) A large metal box.
(b) Maps of Shanghai.
(c) Bright red high heel shoes.
(d) Fancy clothes and lingerie.

5. During the era of this book, China is transitioning from _________ to a market-driven economy.
(a) Communism.
(b) Marxism.
(c) A democracy.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who heads the emergency meeting called regarding Guan's case?

2. In Chapter 21, Zhang thinks that Yu ___________ him.

3. What type of accent did the man who called Guan on her last night alive have?

4. When Chen fills Yu in on Wu in Chapter 20, how does Yu react?

5. Guan's identity makes her case a ________ case.

Short Essay Questions

1. How can the era that "Death of a Red Heroine" is set in be described?

2. How do Yu's frustrations with the case in Chapter 10 compare with Chen's previous frustrations?

3. Why is there tension between Chen and Yu?

4. What did Chen do for Yu that surprised Yu and changed the way he thought of Chen?

5. What good news does Wang call Chen with at the beginning of Chapter 5?

6. How does Wang's news in Chapter 18 affect Chen's focus?

7. What happens with Chen and Yu confront Wu in his home in Chapter 20?

8. What surprising news does Wang announce to Chen during their dinner date in Chapter 18?

9. How is Chen feeling about the case at the beginning of Chapter 9?

10. When an emergency meeting is held for all involved with the case, what is announced and how does Chen feel about it?

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