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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. Why does Anning wish she and Cao Cao had had a daughter?

3. Why does the narrator get angry sometimes when he thinks of Lisette and Perry, and of Lisette's leaving?

4. What does Cao Cao do for a living?

5. Who is Cao Cao's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Cao Cao's relationship with his son like?

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

5. Why does Xiaolei so desperately want to move to the city in "Shanghai Murmur"?

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

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

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

9. What does Perry mistakenly think the narrator has done with Lisette?

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

How does Zhu Feng deal with his jealousy towards his friend Li in the story "Land of Big Numbers?" What does Chen communicate about the nature of jealousy and wealth inequality in present-day China in this story? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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