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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. How many sisters does Mei have?

2. In Chapter 12, how long has it been since Mei left the dance troupe?

3. When were the lakes dug up for the palaces?

4. Where does the Prologue take place?

5. What is the Chairman doing when Mei is taken to him in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to those who leave the troupe?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is Mei chosen to go to Beijing?

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

10. How are lies born in Chinatown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Chairman’s care is entrusted to Mei when he gets sick in Chapter 15. What does it mean that the Chairman trusted Mei “enough to show his throat to [her]” (184)?

Essay Topic 2

Mei is given a mission in Chapter 7. What is her mission? Is she being used as a pawn?

Essay Topic 3

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

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