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

2. Why does Wong say no one is buying his water?

3. Who do the Gods ask Shen Te to thank for them?

4. Who does Shui Ta call to get rid of the family?

5. What is the name of the shop's former owner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wong tell the audience?

2. What do the Gods ask Wong to do?

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

4. How does Shen Te help the carpenter?

5. Summarize scene three.

6. Why does Mrs. Yang delay the wedding?

7. Summarize scene six.

8. How doees Shu Fu help Shen Te?

9. Why does Shen Te decide to change to Shui Ta again?

10. What does the Wife suggest to Shen Te in the first scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Wong's role as an outsider important to the play? How would the story change if the Gods asked help from a character more established in the community? Why do the Gods never see Wong as a good person? What does that say about how people view outsiders?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the play's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Shen Te's character to the person she is at the beginning of the play to the person she is at the end.

1. What does Shen Te hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2. What events change Shen Te's ideas about life?

3. How has Shen Te's character changed by the end of the novel?

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