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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 does a girl kick Dolly Yu in Chapter 4?

2. What does a plant smell like that Mei picks when she walks with Secretary Sun in Chapter 9?

3. What does the mural over the swimming pool portray in Chapter 13?

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

5. Where does the Prologue take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Dolly Yu?

2. How is Mei chosen to go to Beijing?

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

4. What does the dance troupe perform and where?

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

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

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

8. Where did the Chairman have a chance to study and learn how to build factories, and why did he not go?

9. What does Mei study with Teacher Fan in Chapter 11?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

A simile is a figure of speech that is used to make comparisons between things. How does the use of similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of similes help readers make the writing more interesting? What purpose do similes serve in Forbidden City?

Essay Topic 3

Mei loses her trust in the Chairman. How and why does Mei lose her trust in the Chairman? What act symbolizes how she loses trust in the Chairman?

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