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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 24, what does Midnight Chang tell Mei happened to Teacher Fan?

2. What color is the gate at Peking University?

3. In Chapter 17, where is Mei burned when she spills the Chairman's food?

4. What color jade is the Chairman's chop that he uses to stamp his name on official documents?

5. What color are the curtains in the Chairman's armored sedan in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Secretary Sun introduce Mei to the President and the Chairman?

2. When Mei, Secretary Sun, and their driver are stopped by a student demonstration, what does Mei see?

3. In Chapter 21, what is Madame doing?

4. In Chapter 15, who does the Chairman see when he becomes ill?

5. In Chapter 25, where does Mei remember where did the Chairman swam a decade ago?

6. At the end of Chapter 23, how does Mei see a woman being treated?

7. What do the papers say about the Chairman's swim in the Yangtze in Chapter 25?

8. In Chapter 16, what does Secretary Sun tell Mei about her family?

9. What does Mei find in the mail addressed to her in Chapter 15?

10. What outfit does Teacher Fan give Mei to wear for National Day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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