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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 Shen Te say she is love with?

2. Where does She Te offer to take Wong?

3. Why does Shui Ta want the family to get dressed?

4. What is Yang Sun's occupation?

5. What does the Carpenter want payment for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wong dream about?

2. How does the husband react to Shui Ta's attitude?

3. How do the characters show their new found love for life?

4. Summarize the play.

5. How do the characters try to take advantage of Shen Te?

6. Summarize scene 9.

7. Why does Wong want the Gods to help She Te?

8. How do Shen Te's problems increase in scene two?

9. Why do the Gods give Shen Te money?

10. How do the Old Couple help Shen Te?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings:

1. Germany.

2. USA.

3. Japan.

What new meaning would the new setting give the play? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1930s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the play if he set it in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

How did Bertolt Brecht view the twentieth century? What impact has his ideas had on modern society? Has that impact been mainly positive, or mainly negative?

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