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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. Without whom does Jung say she would not have survived the Revolution?

2. Why does Jung have to rush to get back on a train during her trip to Peking?

3. Why is Jung sent away from her country camp?

4. What does De-hong do to the group of teachers that are accused of being subversives?

5. Why does the man at the teahouse not leave while it is being torn apart?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Jung tries to re-board her train when coming home from her trip to Peking?

2. Why was Jung so shocked about the woman who was beaten for having pictures of pre-Communism leaders?

3. What happens when some students who had rounded up dissident teachers ask De-hong for guidance on what to do next?

4. What does Jung's younger sister do with her boyfriend?

5. Why was Specs turned down for a promotion?

6. What act of sacrifice does Jung do while caring for her sick grandmother in the hospital?

7. Why is Jung so eager to go and study in the West?

8. How is Yu-Fang punished when she is denounced?

9. What happens to Chang Shou-yu after he is released from prison?

10. What does Jung want more than anything our of her university experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Jung on the train, and what effect does this have on her? Why was this so surprising?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What makes De-hong change her mind about the Communist Party? When does this happen? Why is this so surprising?

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