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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. In Chapter 11, what does Jui-cheuh say she is embroidering for her husband?

2. How are family members seated at the New Year's Eve feast?

3. What fear does Ming-Feng have?

4. Why is Chueh-hui frustrated with his brothers?

5. What instrument is Chueh-hsin playing his sad song on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chueh-hsin share with his brothers about the night their father died?

2. How does Chueh-hui think of Ming-feng in Chapter 3?

3. What is a common theme seen in Chapters 4 through 6?

4. How does Chueh-hsin feel about his arranged marriage and his new wife?

5. What does Chueh-hsin feel has happened to all his dreams in Chapter 6?

6. What is the setting of Chapter 1?

7. What does Yeh yeh lecture Chueh-hui about in Chapter 9?

8. What secret does Chin share with her cousins about Chueh-hsin and Mei?

9. How does Uncle Ke-ting prepare for the fireworks show?

10. What do Chueh-hui and Jui-cheuh talk about in the garden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please describe the three funerals that occur in this novel. Explain what the reader can learn about each one of these characters through their funerals.

Essay Topic 2

How was the literary technique of the love triangle used in this book and what parties were involved? In the end what is the outcome of the love triangle?

Essay Topic 3

How was foreshadowing used in this story? Do you think that the use of foreshadowing was helpful to you as a reader? Why or why not?

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