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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. How much spirit money did Mr. Hong give to Pearl before Auntie Du's funeral?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Wen Fu spend Winnie's dowry money on?

3. Who has a flattened cheek and a misshapen ear and bows three times to Auntie Du's body?

4. Who is videotaping Auntie Du's funeral?

5. Why does Hulan grow angry with Winnie after the first battle in which some pilots die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the pilot's wives create a bathhouse for their own use?

2. What does Jimmy Louie tell Winnie about who he wants to marry when they have tea together in Shanghai?

3. How does Winnie show her innocence about marriage?

4. How does the one dance with Jimmy get Winnie into trouble?

5. What do the telegrams say that Winnie and Jimmy send to each other after Winnie is released from jail?

6. What is the relationship between Winnie and Aunt Helen?

7. How does Hulan know that Winnie is pregnant even before Winnie does?

8. What is Wen Fu's role in Yiku's death?

9. What is the relationship between Gan and Winnie?

10. When Winnie confronts Wen Fu about abusing the servant girl, what does Wen Fu do to Yiku?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the circumstances under which Wen Fu bought an old sports car. How does he end up wrecking it in the cemetery? Why does Winnie laugh uncontrollably when she hears this story and says, "I was so glad for that dead Canonese pilot, riding off to heaven in his claimed-back car"?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the significance of Lady Sorrowfree to Pearl's life. Why has Winnie chosen this name and created a goddess just for her daughter? What is Pearl's reaction?

Essay Topic 3

Winnie receives four thousand yuan as a dowry which she is able to keep for herself. Explain how this dowry money is used throughout the story, in both good and bad ways. In what ways was it most helpful to Winnie?

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