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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 is Jung able to communicate with her mother while Jung is in the West?
2. What is Chang Shou-yu's punishment for being denounced as a capitalist?
3. What causes American literature to suddenly be allowed?
4. How are most of the young people feeling during the political unrest and the famine?
5. What was Mao's goal in sending the middle school children to the country?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when De-hong tries to get a doctor to help Chang Shou-yu with another heart attack?
2. What does Jung's younger sister do with her boyfriend?
3. How are Chang Shou-yu and De-hong still making money even though they are not working due to their illnesses?
4. How is Chang Shou-yu punished when he is denounced?
5. Why won't Chang Shou-yu help Jung get into the university?
6. How is Yu-Fang punished when she is denounced?
7. Why is Jung so eager to go and study in the West?
8. How was Jung's brother kept safe when he was caught with an unsanctioned book?
9. What is peculiar about the men who come to arrest Chang Shou-yu that shows how powerful Mao and his young leaders have grown?
10. What changes Jung's view on Mao?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mao's death created quite a stir. What were some of the different reactions to the news of his death? Why do you think some people felt different ways about the loss?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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