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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 animal does Bayi always suspect her ex-boyfriend may have killed?
2. Why does Bayi agree to see her ex-boyfriend just one time?
3. How does Gao die?
4. What color is Bayi's lanyard?
5. What is one activity Lao Zhou is known for?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the government handle the crisis apparently caused by the second season of qiguo?
2. How does Bayi leave things with Keju in "Hotline Girl"?
3. In "Field Notes on a Marriage," why is Gao reluctant to visit China with the narrator?
4. Who is the only one to refuse to try the new fruit, and why, in the story "New Fruit?"
5. In the story "New Fruit," what kinds of feelings does the qiguo produce in people at first?
6. What does the narrator end up thinking about Lulu's boyfriend towards the end of the story?
7. What does Bayi tell Keju that might actually help his family in "Hotline Girl"?
8. What changes after Pang Ayi and Lao Zhou eat the qiguo in "New Fruit"?
9. What does the narrator think of the "dingzihu" in "Field Notes on a Marriage"?
10. In "Hotline Girl," why is Bayi so disturbed at hearing Keju's voice on her phone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Chen represent as the foundation and reasons for the narrator's affections and attentions to Lisette in the story "On the Street Where You Live?" Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think the narrator really kills Perry in the story "On the Street Where You Live," and how does the narrator feel about his actions afterwards? What does Chen communicate to the reader about the relationship between regret, guilt, and anger in this story? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How would you describe Chen's tone and language throughout this collection? What specific feelings and ideas do you think Chen attempts to communicate through her characters to the reader, and how does the specific language she uses throughout the collection enhance them? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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