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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 so different about Yu-Fang and Dr. Xia's relationship frommost others of the time?

2. What is happening to De-hong when her husband refuses to let her have a driver take her home from the opera?

3. What does Yu-Fang do to pass the time in her loneliness?

4. How old was Wang Yu when his father died?

5. Who allows De-hong to read novels, attend the cinema, and wear colored blouses under her uniform?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Chang Shou-yu so willing to spend money on books and toys during the famine instead of the food they need?

2. How do Wang Yu and De-hong know each other before ever meeting each other?

3. How do De-hong and Wang Yu spend their wedding day?

4. Why does Chang Shou-yu want to leave Yibin so soon?

5. What was the only valuable asset that Yang Ru-shan had to sell in order to gain the money he needed?

6. What does Fang-Yu do on her visit with De-hong that the Communist Party forbids?

7. Why was Yang Ru-shan's main duty in life to produce male heirs?

8. How do Fang-Yu and Dr. Xia meet?

9. How does Dr. Xia's oldest son show his disdain for his father's new wife?

10. What has Yu-Fang been so busy with while De-hong was being questioned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wang Yu and De-hong had heard of each other before meeting each other in person. How did they hear of each other? What were their first impressions? How did they react to meeting each other in person? What surprised Wang Yu about De-hong?

Essay Topic 2

What are some major differences between the Chinese culture and our own culture? How would this story have been different had it taken place in America? How did the Chinese setting affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

De-hong is criticized for turning down many marriage suitors. Why has she turned down these men? Why is this different from most women at this time? What is she looking for? Why are her parents upset with her about one of the refusals? Do they have good reason to be?

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