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

2. In Chapter 7, where were mountain moved to create a new model village?

3. What flowers are embroidered on the hem of Mei's tunic when she leaves home?

4. When was Secretary Sun the Chairman's daughter's tutor?

5. What did Mei's father lose when he worked in a textile factory for a year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mei chosen to go to Beijing?

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

3. What connections does Midnight Chang have according to Secretary Sun?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do Busy Shan and Mei do to Midnight Chang's clothes?

10. How are lies born in Chinatown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Mei overhears a conversation between Madame and Teacher Fan in Madame’s quarters. What is communicated about loyalty through the conversation?

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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