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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 stage of starvation are the peasants entering?
2. What does the brigade leader say about Yong?
3. What does everyone on the commune worry about concerning the upcoming winter?
4. What does Pearl confide to Joy about Dun?
5. What does Joy do when she observes the people's behavior?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Joy say in a letter to Pearl, and what is Pearl's reaction?
2. What does the brigade leader say about Yong, and what does he make Yong do?
3. What is Tao's reaction to his new daughter and what does Joy decide about the child's name?
4. What crop is to be planted the following year and why is this a poor decision?
5. What about the package from Joy confuses Pearl, and who understands the message?
6. How does Z. G. arrange for the group to get out of China?
7. What do Dun and Pearl race to do and what does Pearl decide?
8. What war has broken out in the commune?
9. Why does Pearl apply for a travel visa?
10. What gives Joy hope as she boils her new shoes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadow are in "Dreams of Joy"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Dreams of Joy including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.
3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Dreams of Joy" and your own live to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Joy hears that Ping-Li had begged for a divorce from her abusive husband but was continually told to work for the greater good of China by being a better wife. Desperate, she committed suicide by throwing herself in front of the hay cutter. It is interesting to note that the villagers commented on how red her blood was, a sign of a good communist. There were not repercussions for Ping-Li's husband and dissent began to take over the women in the commune who claimed their rights weren't being respected. A few days later, the villagers were banned from speaking about Ping-Li's death.
1. Do you think Ping-Li was abused because she was not a good wife? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
2. Discuss the symbolism to the Chinese workers of the red blood and what kind of propaganda could make people discuss a woman who has just killed herself in such a manner. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
3. Discuss the reasons you believe the government banned the people of the commune from talking about Ping-Li. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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