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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 4, how does Midnight Chang hurt Dolly Yu?

2. In Chapter 6, what does the Chairman's wife wear to the play?

3. How much older is Busy Shan than Mei?

4. What dance does Teacher Fan play after Midnight Chang interrupts her and Mei in Chapter 13?

5. How does Dolly Yu die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mei do when Secretary Sun takes her to get her belongings in Chapter 8?

5. What happens to those who leave the troupe?

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

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

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

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

10. What does the dance troupe perform and where?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mei matures and changes in Forbidden City. Is her story a Bildungsroman or a coming-of-age story?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Hua use artistic license to create the realistic background of Forbidden City?

Essay Topic 3

Busy Shan is one of the few girls who welcome Mei when she joins the troop. What type of relationship do Busy Shan and Mei have? How and why does their relationship change?

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