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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 does Chen receive a gift from in Chapter 11?

2. How many children does Dr. Xia's report reveal that the murdered woman had birthed?

3. What is the body that Gao finds wrapped in?

4. What is the surname of the called Uncle Boa identifies as the man who called Guan the night she died?

5. What is Chen throwing when he is first introduced in the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Peiqin, and what are her thoughts on the the case?

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

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

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

10. How can Wu's photography career be described?

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

Compare and contrast Wu's former lovers, their relationships with Wu, and what they had to say about him.

• Jiang

• Ning

• Xie

• Guan

Essay Topic 3

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

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