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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 22, how often do couriers arrive?

2. Who breaks in the Chairman's shoes?

3. How many pockets are on the chest of the Chairman's suit in Chapter 18?

4. Where are Mei and Secretary Sun going at the beginning of Chapter 24?

5. When was an American spy plane shot down over Hainan as Mei remembers in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mei learn about Teacher Fan in Chapter 24?

3. What information does Mei find when she enters Madame's quarters in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 24, what are Mei's thoughts about what she saw when she toured campuses?

5. In Chapter 18, why does a bodyguard come in and take off his shoes and give them to the Chairman?

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 20, where and how long do Mei and the Chairman travel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not a history or a biography?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Mei returns to Beijing in Chapter 23. Why does Mei go to Beijing without the Chairman? What is communicated about the Cultural Revolution through her observations?

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