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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 song is dedicated to the new fruit?

2. What animal does Bayi always suspect her ex-boyfriend may have killed?

3. What is Suqi driving when Bay sees her in the end of the story "Hotline Girl"?

4. What color is Bayi's lanyard?

5. Where does Bayi meet her ex-boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Cao Cao's neighbors support him at his lowest moment in the story titled "Flying Machine," and how does he feel about their actions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What was Bayi's relationship with Keju like, and why does she ultimately agree to meet him again in the story "Hotline Girl" despite her misgivings? What does Chen convey to the reader about abuse in romantic relationships through her descriptions of Bayi's and Keju's interactions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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