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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 Xiaolei anxiously wait for at work?

2. What does the handsome man give Xiaolei when she asks what he does?

3. What does Perry find in the narrator's apartment that upsets him badly?

4. What does Zhu Feng find out about his father during the course of the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Xiaolei do to honor the man who dies in her building in "Shanghai Murmur"?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Xiaolei become obsessed with the pen for years after losing it?

8. In "Flying Machine," how do Cao Cao's efforts to win over the local Communist Party work out?

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

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

In the story "Flying Machine," why does Cao Cao want so desperately to be accepted into the Communist Party, and how does he try to achieve this goal? What aspects of life under the Communist regime does Chen convey to the reader in this story, and how does she communicate these points? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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