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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 calls Bay at work that startles her?

2. What activity does the narrator become very good at in college?

3. Who is the person responsible for bringing the new fruit to the world?

4. What does the color of Bayi's lanyard indicate?

5. What is the name of the new fruit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does "qiguo" mean in the story "New Fruit"?

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

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

6. How do the characters seem to feel about the prospect of trying qiguo after the disastrous second season?

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

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

9. Who is the only one to refuse to try the new fruit, and why, in the story "New Fruit?"

10. After Gao's suicide, how does the narrator begin to feel towards people whose marriages end due to infidelity?

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

What does Gao's wife learn about him, his family, and China when she travels to China for the first time following his death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Zhu Feng deal with his jealousy towards his friend Li in the story "Land of Big Numbers?" What does Chen communicate about the nature of jealousy and wealth inequality in present-day China in this story? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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