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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 old is Auntie Du when she dies?

2. What does the banner say above Auntie Du's casket?

3. What kind of luck does Winnie say she was born with?

4. At Auntie Du's funeral, what are Phil and Pearl given when they first enter?

5. What does Roger's nickname, Bao-bao, mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Winnie buys a special fish for dinner to announce her news that she's found a job?

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

3. What does Winnie remember best about her mother?

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

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

6. Describe Jimmy Louie.

7. What does Winnie find Peanut doing in her room at the rooming house in Shanghai?

8. Why does Winnie find it acceptable that Min is living with them?

9. Why does Winnie believe she killed her unborn baby when she drops the scissors?

10. What story does Winnie devise as a reason for why she and Danru are leaving her father's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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