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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 are sparrows, rats, insects, and flies considered?
2. What does the government insist the sparrows do?
3. What will Feng Tao supposedly do in Shanghai?
4. After whom does Joy name her child?
5. How has Joy been feeling physically lately?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Tao's mother send Joy to the birthing house and what is the outcome?
2. What does Pearl find has arrived one day after returning from work?
3. What does the brigade leader say about Yong, and what does he make Yong do?
4. What does Dun confess to Pearl, and what is her reaction?
5. What do Dun and Pearl race to do and what does Pearl decide?
6. What contest does the Brigade leader announce and how does the contest contribute to the food shortage?
7. What happens when the commune members are called to the canteen?
8. What sort of horrors do Z.G. and Pearl see when they are driving to the village?
9. What does Pearl send Joy and what does Joy do with the articles?
10. Why does Pearl apply for a travel visa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dreams of Joy belongs to the fiction genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fiction genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a novel and a non-fiction?
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in "Dreams of Joy". Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think See chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think See chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss See's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deux ex machina, etc.), and how they add or detract from the story. Does See use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme.)
Essay Topic 3
The government clearly has no idea how to properly plant and maintain field harvests, and they have the peasants so full of fear of be labeled counter-revolutionary that they won't speak up when they hear the terrifying field plans for The Great Leap Forward. Had anyone tried to convince the brigade leader that planting wheat in a cornfield wouldn't work, he would not have listened to their argument anyway. The brigade leader grew up in the city his entire life, is illiterate, but managed to secure a high-ranking position in the new government.
1. Explain the process you think would have to happen to beat people down so far that they would plant a food crop that would not grow. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
2. What do you think are the possible problems that might arise from having a city person run a farm. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
3. What do you see are the problems that are caused by having citizens in a country so fearful to speak out over a plan that is obvious to them will starve the population that they plant the wheat without saying a word to the commune leader. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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