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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Gods tell Wong is good?

2. Who are the Old Woman and Old Man looking for?

3. Who does Shen Te decide to call on one last time?

4. Who does Mrs. Yang say Yang Sun is taking to Peking?

5. What does Yang's song say the good will get?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Brecht ens the play with Shen Te screaming for help? Do the students think he could have ended the play in another way? What meaning would that new ending have given the play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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