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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 is the name of the magazine that Cheuh-hui and some of his friends start to publish?

2. What do the women think will happen to Master Kao's corpse if Jui-cheuh has her baby in their home?

3. What curse are the Kao women afraid of?

4. Who seems to be the most distraught by the military fighting that is happening?

5. Who is the first person Cheuh-hui goes to see after he visits his ill grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Chien-erh burning paper money?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 explain the purpose and method of characterization. How was characterization used in the case of the three brothers and what type of characterization(s) were used?

Essay Topic 2

Please explain the difference between protagonist and antagonist characters and their roles in a story. Who would be considered antagonist(s) and protagonist(s) in the story "Family" and how did you come to this conclusion?

Essay Topic 3

Please explain the importance and role of a plot line and its various sub-parts. Choose two of the sub-parts of a plot line and analyze their use in the book "Family."

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