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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. Who says he saw a ghost who told him he would experience nine bad fates before he died?

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

3. Where do Wen Fu and Winnie move to just one month after they are married?

4. What does Winnie do in Chapter 4 to forget the news in Betty's letter?

5. What kind of job does Pearl have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Winnie arrested and jailed?

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

3. What kind of items does Helen have in her big bag that she uses for a purse?

4. What does Winnie find when she returns to Tsungming Island to visit her aunts and uncle?

5. Why does Jiaguo consider having to court martial Wen Fu after a battle with Japanese planes outside of Nanking?

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

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

8. What does Winnie remember best about her mother?

9. How does Wen Fu wreck his new sports car in the cemetery?

10. Describe Wen Fu's cruelty toward the man and his pig.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of friendship do Winnie and Hulan have during the war? Describe a few scenes which show how Winnie and Hulan support each other during the war and overcome their differences. What does each woman give to the friendship that the other truly values?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Wen Fu's behavior toward Yiku after she is born. Why is he insulted by her reaction to him? How is his negative behavior heightened by his feelings of humiliation when the hospital staff refuses to serve him? Discuss how Yiku pays the price for his humiliation.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of Winnie's refusal to back down about the bitter taste of the cabbage dish that Wen Fu makes her eat for two weeks. How is this a bitter cabbage a symbol of Wen Fu and Winnie's marriage? Why does Winnie feel good about her act of defiance against Wen Fu's controlling behavior?

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