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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 does Cao Cao try to woo to become what he most wants to be?

2. What is Xiaolei's only regret regarding the item she keeps from the handsome man?

3. What does the man's wife claim the item he left at the shop was worth?

4. What does the lettering on Xiaolei's sweatpants say that she wears on her day off?

5. Why does Lisette leave town?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Old Li save Cao Cao's pride in the story "Flying Machine"?

2. What does Zhu Feng do to try to get more money to invest in the stock market?

3. What happens to Cao Cao's noodle robot?

4. What does Perry ask for that he thinks might help find Lisette, and why will the narrator not give it to him at first?

5. How does Lisette treat the narrator in the story "On the Street Where You Live"?

6. In "Flying Machine," what does Cao Cao have a talent for?

7. How does Anning feel when she and Cao Cao try his plane out with the town watching?

8. What is Anning's strongest memory of the time when she and Cao Cao got married?

9. Why does Xiaolei like her job at the flower shop?

10. Why does Xiaolei get in an altercation with the handsome customer's wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "Gubeikou Spirit," why do you think the people in the train station put up with their predicament for so long? What specific ideas and aspects of living under Communist rule does Chen use Pan's and the others' experiences trapped in the train station to explore and explain? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the unexpected benefits of the reactions of people to the qiguo fruit in the story "New Fruit" during its second season, when it elicits strong feelings of regret, sadness, and negativity in people eating it? What aspects of human nature do you think Chen is trying to illustrate with the characters' behaviors around the fruit in this story? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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