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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 is Yu temporarily reassigned to in Chapter 33?

2. What new assignment is Chen given in Chapter 37?

3. Why does Chen pick the establishment that he does in Chapter 31 for him and the Americans to dine?

4. Who does Chen see while leaving his hotel at the end of the book, and promises to speak with again soon?

5. What is Director Yao the director of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have Yu and Chen be reassigned to do in Chapter 30?

2. Why is it significant to Chen when he learns that Wu has applied for a visa to America?

3. What motive for Guan's murder does Chen begin to consider in Chapter 33?

4. Why does Wang call Chen late at night in Chapter 29?

5. What information does Peiqin pass on to Chen from Yu at the Karaoke party?

6. Why did Li lie to Chen and have Wu arrested without Chen and Yu knowing?

7. What happens in Chen's meeting with Director Yao of the Party Discipline Committee?

8. How does the speed and outcome of Wu's trial reflect the changing political scene in China at the time of the book?

9. When Chen visits his mother in Chapter 27, what is she worried about?

10. What does Ning Jing tell Yu about her relationship with Wu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Define 'villian' and determine who is the villain of "Death of a Red Heroine". What characteristics of this character earn him or her the title of 'villain'?

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