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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. In Chapter 11, how many times has the President been married?

2. What does Mei draw on the wall next to Busy Shan's bed when she leaves in Chapter 8?

3. How many days is it before Mei's birthday in Chapter 12?

4. In Chapter 9, what is the brush made of that the Chairman offers Mei to write her name?

5. In Chapter 7, what row does Midnight Chang usually sit in during class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the dance troupe perform and where?

2. In Chapter 8, what do the Chairman's quarters look like?

3. In Chapter 13, why does Mei wants to see her parents?

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

5. What does Mei's mother do for her and give her before Mei lives for Beijing?

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

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

8. How are lies born in Chinatown?

9. Why is writing with brush and ink difficult for Mei in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Forbidden City? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Mei?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the book and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

In Forbidden City, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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