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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Min?

2. Who gives Winnie Peanut's address?

3. What is in the box that Wen Fu signs for at the telegraph office?

4. What does Hulan give Winnie as a parting gift before they leave Kunming once the war has ended?

5. What does Winnie remember that she has stashed away in her suitcase lining when Aunt Du says they haven't eaten well in months?

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

Discuss what Winnie learns from her relationship with Gan. Why does she feel she know his heart better than Wen Fu's? Why is it that she claims his love only after he has died?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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