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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. How does Yu-Wu help the Communist movement?

2. Who died four days after 'the third swan' was born?

3. What did the vivid picture show that Yu-Fang told De-hong would be the consequence of lying?

4. Why were De-hong and Wang Yu forced to "self-admonishment"?

5. What does a neighbor tell Er-hong about the Kuomintang that confuses her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why would a Japanese child deserve more respect than a Chinese man?

3. What does a neighbor woman tell Er-hong that confuses her about the political views she has been taught?

4. What happens to cause Dr. Xia to leave his children and his home?

5. What does De-hong see a friend's husband do on their journey that makes her lose faith in her own marriage?

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

7. What happened to the Japanese people who remained in China after they were defeated?

8. Why does Wang Yu not allow his wife to be transferred to a larger hospital when she is giving birth while sick with tuberculosis?

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

10. What does Chang Shou-yu do as his first moment of putting his family ahead of his party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Yang Ru-shan do to earn money, and why does he need the money so badly? What are the long lasting effects of this action? How does this action set the tone for the rest of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Jung reads an article that changes her whole opinion of Mao. Where did she read this article? What did it say? Why did this change her frame of mind?

Essay Topic 3

Why do the people believe so strongly in Mao? What has he done to win their loyalty? What kind of propaganda has been spread around? What tactics have been used by the Communist Party to help Mao keep his power?

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