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

2. In Chapter 15, what tree can Mei see from the window in the Chairman's quarters?

3. Who breaks in the Chairman's shoes?

4. How many girls have arrived in Chapter 18 since Dolly Yu comitted suicide?

5. In Chapter 23, what is Mei wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mei spill food on herself in Chapter 17?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Mei overhear outside Madame's quarters?

4. What grandiose plans does Mei have at the beginning of Chapter 21?

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

6. What is the first thing that Mei and the Chairman visit in Shoshan?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mei loses her trust in the Chairman. How and why does Mei lose her trust in the Chairman? What act symbolizes how she loses trust in the Chairman?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Forbidden City?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. Where are some places where Forbidden City takes place? How do these settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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