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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 the significance of the book, "Shanghai Girls"?
2. Why is Z. G. sent back to the commune?
3. Who is actually Joy's biological mother?
4. Why do they put metal blinders on the water buffalo?
5. What does Joy witness as a result of the woman's suicide?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Pearl called into a government office and what is she told?
2. How does Joy get into China?
3. What does Pearl finally tell May about Joy and Z. G.?
4. What happens to Joy's stepfather, Sam, and how does Joy feel about it?
5. What does Pearl learn about the whereabouts of Z. G. and Joy?
6. What are some of the lies Joy discovers about her family?
7. How is the commune set up for The Great Leap Forward?
8. What does Pearl do every morning for a job and what does she find as she is performing her duties?
9. Where are Joy and Z. G. going after leaving the Green Dragon Village and what does Z. G. say Joy will have the opportunity to do?
10. Of what do Pearl's housemates accuse her, and who seems to be supportive of her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Pearl and May. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Z.G. and Dun. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in "Dreams of Joy" help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the following:
1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?
2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?
3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?
4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?
5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Over the course of "Dreams of Joy", Joy grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Dreams of Joy" might be considered a slice of Joy's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that "Dreams of Joy" is a "bildungsroman" of Joy. Discuss the following:
1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.
2. Trace and analyze the character of Joy as she changes from a more carefree, innocent girl to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change Joy?
3. After thoroughly analyzing Joy's growth throughout "Dreams of Joy", do you think "Dreams of Joy" could be considered Joy's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?
4. Are there any other characters in "Dreams of Joy" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?
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