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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 allows De-hong to read novels, attend the cinema, and wear colored blouses under her uniform?
2. What is the Chinese dream according to Wang Yu?
3. Why are the Governor's wives unable to bear children?
4. Where are the people of China forced to eat during the famine?
5. What was Er -hong's reaction when De-hong visited her at her boarding school?
Short Essay Questions
1. After all the other groups that took up occupancy in China, the Communists did something that was surprising to the Chinese people. What was this?
2. Why does De-hong help Miss Tanaka to remain in China when she is Japanese?
3. What was the only valuable asset that Yang Ru-shan had to sell in order to gain the money he needed?
4. What does a neighbor woman tell Er-hong that confuses her about the political views she has been taught?
5. Why does Dr. Xia give potions to all of the Governor's wives when he knows that the Governor is the one who is infertile.
6. What does Jin-ming do at his boarding school that shows how truly attached he has become to his nurse?
7. What is De-hong allowed to do to help the Communist movement?
8. What happens to the man that Dr. Xia tries to treat with rice from the black market?
9. Why was Yang Ru-shan's main duty in life to produce male heirs?
10. How does Dr. Xia's oldest son show his disdain for his father's new wife?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
The Chinese people endured many different changes and shifts in their political scene. What were some of the different groups in power, and how did they differ from each other? Which one was the best one for what the people really needed, and why? Please cite specific examples.
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