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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. What are Suu Kyi's comments about economic development in her interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989?
2. How do Ann Pasternak Slater and Suu Kyi know each other as adults?
3. According to Suu Kyi in her undated letter to the United Nations, for what offenses are political prisoners being held?
4. What was the Nobel Peace Prize committee's comments on the 1991 election in Burma?
5. What about Aung San Suu Kyi's personal characteristics exalted her to become the spokesperson for the democratic movement in Burma, according to Josef Silverstein?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the conclusion of the Norwegian committee's decision when they awarded Aung San Suu Kyi the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?
2. How does Ann Pasternak Slater describe Aung San Suu Kyi?
3. In an interview with Dominic Falder on AsiaWeek in July 1989 what are Suu Kyi's observations about the Burmese people?
4. In an undated letter to the United Nations, what does Aung San Suu Kyi state as the policy of the National League for Democracy?
5. What is the parallel Suu Kyi draws between Burma's health and gaining democracy?
6. In a speech delivered at a pagoda in Myitkyina, Kachin State on April 27, 1989, how does Suu Kyi respond to the knowledge that people are afraid?
7. How did Ann Pasternak Slater first meet Aung San Suu Kyi?
8. 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?
9. In Ma Than E's essay, what are her recollections about Aung San Suu Kyi' s childhood?
10. In her letter to the editor dated Rangoon, 14 April 1989, what does Suu Kyi write about the soldiers in Burma?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the similarities between Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Aung San Suu Kyi. Do you see any differences? How are they different? Cite examples from the book in your response.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the differences between Burmese government and Indian government that led to Burma becoming a military regime and India becoming an democracy. Support your answer with examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
How does the concept of family resonate in Burma? How does the concept of family relate to Suu Kyi personally and her political philosophy? How does this philosophy apply to the people of Burma as an extended family? Cite examples from the book in your response.
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