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

2. How does Hui-ge accidentally cripple his own regiment?

3. What are the Chinese children doing while at school during the famine?

4. What was De-hong's response to Chang Shou-yu's early return from his sightseeing trip?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Er-hong get the wrong idea about children in the West?

4. What happens to the man that Dr. Xia tries to treat with rice from the black market?

5. Why does De-hong help Miss Tanaka to remain in China when she is Japanese?

6. What does Er-hong see while riding in her father's limo that makes her ashamed of her privileged life?

7. Why was Yang Ru-shan in need of more money?

8. Why does De-hong live in a different house than her husband?

9. 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?

10. 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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some of the differences between Jung and her siblings? What are some of their unique characteristics or interests? How does this affect her relationship with them?

Essay Topic 3

Jung becomes a barefoot doctor. What does this mean? What was she able to do? Whose idea was it for the barefoot doctor to help people? Would you ever consent to be treated by a barefoot doctor? Why or why not?

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