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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 year was the photograph Chen finds in Guan's photo album dated?

2. Zhang's primarily focus regarding the case is __________.

3. What does the man who called Guan on her last night alive say?

4. Where does the person who sent Chen a gift live?

5. What is Guan's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What breakthrough realization does Chen have about a clue in the case in Chapter 9?

4. Who is Bao Guozhang, and how does he help Chen?

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

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

7. How does the information given to Chen by Uncle Bao and Wei Hong match up?

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

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

10. What does Zhang do with Chen's poem that he finds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chen has a romantic relationship with two different women throughout "Death of a Red Heroine". Compare and contrast Wang and Ling and their influence on Chen. Did he feel the same about both women? What did they offer him, and what did he offer them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tone and mood (separately) of "Death of a Red Heroine", at what point(s) they change, how they change, and why.

Essay Topic 3

Loss is a prominent theme in "Death of a Red Heroine". Discuss the personal and professional losses of at least two characters.

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