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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the reasons why Suu Kyi submitted her papers for candidacy for the election in May 1990?
(a) "To have an honourable and just leader for the people of Burma."
(b) "To bring Burma to a level of honour."
(c) "To honour the courage and perseverance of the people who are striving for democracy."
(d) "To honour her father who bravely led Burma to independence."

2. How do Ann Pasternak Slater and Suu Kyi know each other as adults?
(a) They encounter each other at conferences.
(b) They collaborate on political treatise.
(c) They are neighbors.
(d) Their husbands are colleagues.

3. In Ma Than E's essay, which is NOT a habit that Suu Kyi's mother practiced at home?
(a) She taught the children by example.
(b) She raised her children as Buddhists.
(c) She taught the children about Burmese history.
(d) She reminded her children of her father's legacy.

4. In her essay, how does Ann Pasternak Slater describe Suu Kyi?
(a) As a courageous woman.
(b) As a very humble woman.
(c) As a talented, self-disciplined woman.
(d) As an opportunist.

5. Who does Suu Kyi ask to press about the human rights violations in Burma in her open letter dated September 26, 1988?
(a) The members of the United Nations General Assembly
(b) Ambassadors from countries recognized by the Burmese government.
(c) The citizens of the world.
(d) World Leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Suu Kyi in her speech on December 3, 1988, for what do the people of Burma have a responsibility?

2. In Ma Than E's essay, why did Suu Kyi leave London for Rangoon?

3. How does Aung San Suu Kyi conclude her speech that she delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989?

4. How did Suu Kyi conclude her letter to the editor dated January 21,1989?

5. What percentage did the winning party take the elections in Burma in 1990?

Short Essay Questions

1. In an interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989, what is Suu Kyi's response to the question what she thought would happen after the elections, if there were elections?

2. In Aung San Suu Kyi's open letter dated September 26, 1988, what does she consider a matter of "legitimate concern" for the international community?

3. What was the conclusion of Aung San Suu Kyi's written agreement to stand for election in May 1990?

4. In a speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, what advice does Suu Kyi give for parents?

5. In an undated letter to the United Nations, what does Aung San Suu Kyi state as the position of the National League for Democracy regarding confrontation?

6. In her letter to the editor dated Rangoon, 14 April 1989, what does Suu Kyi write about the soldiers in Burma?

7. What does Suu Kyi suggest in her open letter dated September 26,1988?

8. What does Ma Than E write about Aung San Suu Kyi's return to Burma and the situation in the country at that time?

9. How does Ann Pasternak Slater describe Aung San Suu Kyi?

10. In Ma Than E's essay, what are her recollections about Aung San Suu Kyi' s childhood?

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