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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 does Cheuh-hui say to Mei's body as he leaves from paying his respect?

2. What is the name of the literary character the Chin is trying to be like?

3. How long will Jui-cheuh have to live outside the city?

4. What is one thing that the family does to try and cure Master Kao from his illness?

5. Why do two policemen come to Cheuh-hui's magazine office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Master Kao's last dying words to his grandsons?

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

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

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

5. What do the superstitious family members do to try and rid Master Kao of his illness?

6. How does Cheuh-hui hear of Jui-cheuh's move and what is his response?

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

8. Why do two policemen come to Cheuh-hui's magazine office?

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

10. How does the family feel the night that fighting breaks out around the city?

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

We reviewed the practice of concubinage--what is concubinage and what role does it play in the story? What influence, if any, do you think the traditional social role of women in China during the early 1900s have on the practice of concubinage?

Essay Topic 3

Please compare and contrast the romantic relationship of Chueh-hsin and Mei with that of Chueh-min and Chin. What outside influences have affected both relationships and how do the participants in each relationship fare because of these influences?

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