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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 is Wen Fu doing when Peanut first meets him?

2. In Chapter 6, what is Winnie's task on New Year's day?

3. How much money does Peanut say she expects to receive from her future family?

4. What is Pearl's mother's name?

5. What does the little boy standing next to the lake shout at the air force pilots after they drive past him in Mr. Ma's truck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Auntie Du leave in her will to Pearl?

3. The white leaflets that the Japanese drop from their planes over Nanking when Winnie and Hulan are at the market say what?

4. Why does Pearl keep her multiple sclerosis a secret from her mother?

5. How does Winnie react when her mother has disappeared and doesn't return to their bedroom?

6. What kind of gossip does Peanut tell Winnie about the Wens' export business?

7. How does having multiple sclerosis affect Pearl's daily life?

8. Why is Winnie so mad at Helen for buying a three-day-old fish?

9. How does Little Yu's mother help Peanut leave her husband?

10. Why does Winnie want to open the Secret Treasures box she finds under Pearl's bed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Winnie often says of Auntie Du that she was a good person. Provide examples from the novel that reflect Auntie Du's kindness and the ways in which she tried to help Winnie at her trial and while she is in prison.

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

Describe the last few hours of Winnie's father's life. How does he manage to get the better of Wen Fu? Does you agree with San Ma's comment that he left Wen Fu a curse? Is this curse an appropriate punishment for Wen Fu's criminal behavior toward Winnie and her father?

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