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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 is the party secretary wearing when he opens his door when Cao Cao brings him the fruit?
2. What does Cao Cao most want to be?
3. What job does Xiaolei tell her parents she had secured in order to move from her hometown to the big city?
4. How does the narrator feel in jail when he thinks of how Perry looked in his apartment after he died?
5. What does the narrator shout at the blonde woman he follows once in "On the Street Where You Live"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Xiaolei start to think about the handsome and well-dressed man who gets flowers almost every week?
2. Why does Xiaolei like her job at the flower shop?
3. In "Land of Big Numbers," why is Zhu Feng jealous of Li?
4. How does Xiaolei feel after visiting the handsome, rich man's apartment in the story "Shanghai Murmur"?
5. What is Cao Cao's relationship with his son like?
6. What is Anning's strongest memory of the time when she and Cao Cao got married?
7. How does Old Li save Cao Cao's pride in the story "Flying Machine"?
8. What is one sacrifice Cao Cao makes to please the local Communist leader every season?
9. What happens to Cao Cao's noodle robot?
10. What does Cao Cao suspect about the party secretary in "Flying Machine"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think the narrator really kills Perry in the story "On the Street Where You Live," and how does the narrator feel about his actions afterwards? What does Chen communicate to the reader about the relationship between regret, guilt, and anger in this story? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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