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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. Which school child does Gao tell the narrator about?

2. What is one activity Lao Zhou is known for?

3. What is the name of the new fruit?

4. Who is the only one who regularly writes to Lulu while she is in prison?

5. What does the name of the new fruit mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens during the second season the qiguo is available?

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

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

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

6. Why does Mr. Sun end up in the hospital in the story "New Fruit"?

7. What memory floods Lao Zhou after eating a plate of qiguo during the second season?

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

9. In the story "Lulu," how do Lulu's parents feel about her bright prospects?

10. In "Field Notes on a Marriage," why is Gao reluctant to visit China with the narrator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Xiaolei so anxious in the story "Shanghai Murmur" to leave her hometown and make her own way in the big city, even though she has no prospects and knows no one there? 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

Why does the narrator decide to stay with her boyfriend Eric in the story titled "Beautiful Country" even though she doubts his fidelity? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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