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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 does Bayi tell Keju to tell his father to call about his father's problem?

2. Where does the narrator in "Field Notes on a Marriage" grow up?

3. What is Bayi glad for in the end of "Hotline Girl"?

4. What is the name of the new fruit?

5. Where does Bayi meet her ex-boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Hotline Girl," How does Bayi feel about her work?

2. How do Lulu's parents react when she is arrested for her activities against the government?

3. What haunts Gao from his childhood that he tells the narrator once?

4. What did Gao and his school friends think was going on with Mouse in "Field Notes on a Marriage"?

5. How does Bayi leave things with Keju in "Hotline Girl"?

6. In the story "Lulu," what secret does Lulu tell the narrator that shocks him shortly after they both start college?

7. In the story "Lulu," how does the narrator become aware of Lulu's protests against the government?

8. In the story "New Fruit," what kinds of feelings does the qiguo produce in people at first?

9. What does Lulu seem to think of the narrator's decision to focus so much on video games?

10. What does the narrator end up thinking about Lulu's boyfriend towards the end of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "Gubeikou Spirit," why do you think the people in the train station put up with their predicament for so long? What specific ideas and aspects of living under Communist rule does Chen use Pan's and the others' experiences trapped in the train station to explore and explain? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Lisette treat the narrator in the story "On the Street Where You Live," and how aware is the narrator of the more negative aspects of their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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