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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 does She Te tell Yang San she knows everything about?

2. What do Mrs. Yang and She Te wave at?

3. What is Mrs. Mi Tzu's occupation?

4. What do the Gods give Shen Te to help her be good?

5. What does Mrs. Mi Tzu want Shen Te to pay her six months in advance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shen Te help Yang Sun in scene 4?

2. Summarize scene four.

3. How does Shen Te help the carpenter?

4. How do the family take over the shop?

5. What does Shui Ta say in his defense?

6. What is Shen Te prepared to do to help Yang?

7. Summarize scene 9.

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

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

10. What has Mrs. Shin worked out about Shen Te?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the construction of Brecht's overall argument.

1. What does Brecht argue in the play?

2. How does he introduce his ideas?

3. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

4. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Brecht's argument?

Essay Topic 2

How does Brecht express religion as foolish? How does this theme link to the 1930s and Brecht's Marxist beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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