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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. Who walks off with Mei after her confrontation with Chueh-hui in the garden?

2. What does Master Kao tell Cheuh-min right before his death?

3. How does Cheuh-min's running make Cheuh-hsin feel?

4. In Chapter 23, who sees one of Cheuh-hui's articles?

5. Who does Cheuh-min stay with when he runs away to avoid his arranged marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cheuh-min's response to his arranged marriage?

2. How does Jui-cheuh seem to respond to Mei initially?

3. How does Cheuh-hsin try to help Cheuh-min with his arranged marriage?

4. What happens during Jui-cheuh's childbirth?

5. Why are the women scared of the curse of the blood-glow?

6. How does Master Kao respond to Ke-ting's misdeeds?

7. What role does Cheuh-hui play in Cheuh-min's hiding?

8. What does Ming-feng do when she hears that she is to be Master Feng's concubine?

9. Why is Chin so upset in Chapter 22?

10. Why is Chien-erh burning paper money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please choose one major theme in the story "Family" to identify and outline. How is this theme seen throughout the novel? Who in the novel does this theme affect? Was this theme central to the novel or could it have stood without this theme?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Please compare and contrast conflict and climax in the story. Identify both the climax and conflict(s) in the novel and explain how they are linked to one another, if they are linked.

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