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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. How does Jui-cheuh feel about being made to live outside the city in her state?

2. Who has the governor ordered a campaign against in Chapter 19?

3. What does Cheuh-hsin tell Mei when he sees her in the garden?

4. Who tells Cheuh-hui of Ming-feng's death?

5. Upon hearing of the looting in the city, what orders does Cheuh-hsin give to his younger brothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cheuh-hui feel about his life after Ming-feng's death?

2. What do Cheuh-hsin and Mei talk about while in the garden at the Kao compound?

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

4. Why is Chien-erh burning paper money?

5. Describe the boat ride the cousins are on in Chapter 19.

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

7. What is the entertainment like at Master Kao's birthday and how to the two youngest brothers feel about it?

8. What does Jui-cheuh share with Mei in Chapter 22?

9. What happens when news of the looting comes to the Kao compound?

10. What is the general response to the death of Master Kao?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please describe the religion setting in China at the time this story takes place. What role, if any, does religion play in the story and in the lives of some of the main characters. Do you think that religion was portrayed negatively, positively, or objectively in this story?

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 choose on character to analyze using the five categories studied in your daily lessons.

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