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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. Who is Peiqin?

2. What does Zhang think of Chen's planned trip to Guangzhou?

3. What had the murdered woman eaten less than hour before her death?

4. What does Wang need Chang's help obtaining?

5. Who is Jiang Weihe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Party Secretary Li Guoha's relationship to Chen, and what evidence is there of this relationship in Chapter 4?

2. How does Wang help Chen in his investigation in Chapter 16?

3. What does Chen find when he returns to Guan's dormitory for the third time?

4. Who is Lai Guojun, and why did his relationship with Guan change?

5. What does Detective Yu learn about Guan through interviewing her co-workers and neighbors?

6. How does the murder victim's profession change the whole tone of the investigation?

7. How is the body at the center of the book's crime found?

8. What is the murder victim's name, and why is it significant?

9. What personal information does Dr. Xia's more detailed report in Chapter 5 reveal about the body found in the canal?

10. What does Lu ask Chen for at the housewarming party, and what does Chen's response suggest about their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the genre and sub-genre (if applicable) of "Death of a Red Heroine". What evidence from the book lead you to your genre choice?

Essay Topic 2

Reflect on the title, "Death of a Red Heroine". Where does it come from? Why might the author have selected this title? Do you feel it is the most appropriate title for this story? Would you chose a different title?

Essay Topic 3

What role does the literary technique of irony play is "Death of a Red Heroine"? What types of irony are seen in the story, and where do they appear? What purpose do they serve?

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