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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 event does the narrator get to compete in towards the end of the story "Lulu"?

2. What do the residents call the man guarding the front gate?

3. What does the narrator's mother say when the narrator's fiance asks where Lulu is?

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

5. What do the rumors say has happened to the Sunshan farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the government handle the crisis apparently caused by the second season of qiguo?

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

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

5. Why do people keep eating the qiguo during the second season, even though it mostly makes people feel awful by then?

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

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

8. What does Bayi tell Keju that might actually help his family in "Hotline Girl"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "Lulu," how does the narrator begin to feel about Lulu's increasingly aggressive activism? How does Chen develop the growing tension between Lulu and the narrator, and how does she communicate this tension to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

In the story "Hotline Girl," how does Chen illustrate the nature of the Chinese government's interactions with its citizens through Bayi's work experiences at the hotline? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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