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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 18, what color suit does the Chairman wear?

2. Who breaks in the Chairman's shoes?

3. When Mei goes for a drive with Secretary Sun in Chapter 14, what is the name of the neighbor he points out?

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

5. Who does Secretary Sun tell Mei has died in her family in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In a village the Chairman visits in Chapter 20, what does the storehouse look like?

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

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

6. What does Mei know and think happens to Busy Shan?

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

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

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

10. With does Mei notice about the Chairman's boyhood home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the book and why is that incident the climax?

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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