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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 does Zhu Feng's mother do for a living?

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

3. What does Old Li say to help Cao Cao's ego when the plane does not fly?

4. What work does the narrator of "On the Street Where You Live" do?

5. How does the person flying with Cao Cao feel when the plane is unable to get off the ground?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Cao Cao work so relentlessly on his airplane?

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

5. What is one sacrifice Cao Cao makes to please the local Communist leader every season?

6. Why does the narrator in "On the Street Where You Live" let Lisette treat him the way she does?

7. How does Xiaolei feel after visiting the handsome, rich man's apartment in the story "Shanghai Murmur"?

8. In "Land of Big Numbers," why is Zhu Feng jealous of Li?

9. What does Cao Cao suspect about the party secretary in "Flying Machine"?

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

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

In the story "Gubeikou Spirit," what does it mean to Pan when Jun stops fighting and seems to accept the peoples' fate in the train station? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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