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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. Where did the Premier study in his youth?

2. In Chapter 3, how long does it take Mei to learn to read a map?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what do Mei and the Chairman do together?

4. From what university is Mei to pretend she is a student in Chapter 7?

5. How old was Midnight Chang when her mother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the lakes like at the Lake Palaces, and how were the lakes created?

2. Why does the Chairman not send Madame to the President?

3. When does the Chairman die, and how do the people of Chinatown in San Francisco respond?

4. What does Mei learn about the daughter of the Chairman and Madame?

5. How does Mei feel when she wears her first pair of high-heeled shoes in Chapter 3?

6. What does the dance troupe perform and where?

7. In Chapter 3, what are Mei's thoughts when she finally gets to bed?

8. How is Mei chosen to go to Beijing?

9. In Chapter 4, how does Mei help Midnight Chang?

10. What did the Chairman and a friend to on one summer break from school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Hua use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Mei meets the President on National Day? How is Mei to deceive the President? Is she successful?

Essay Topic 3

Mei has never eaten as well as she does at the Lake Palaces. How is the quality and quantity of food different at the Lake Palaces than in Mei’s village? Why is there such inequality?

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