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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. Why is Jung not allowed to take the entrance exams for the universities?

2. What frustrates Jung about her university experience?

3. What took the doctor so long to attend to Chang Shou-yu before he died?

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

5. What language is Jung told to study?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to an article that Mao writes for the newspaper?

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

4. What does Chang Shou-yu plan to do about his growing concerns about the direction the Revolution is taking?

5. How is Chang Shou-yu punished when he is denounced?

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

7. What is peculiar about the men who come to arrest Chang Shou-yu that shows how powerful Mao and his young leaders have grown?

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

9. What does the cook do for De-hong while she is sick with hepatitis?

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

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

Fang-Yu has two major relationships in this book. Who were the relationships with, and how were they so different? How did each relationship affect De-hong's life?

Essay Topic 3

De-hong is criticized for turning down many marriage suitors. Why has she turned down these men? Why is this different from most women at this time? What is she looking for? Why are her parents upset with her about one of the refusals? Do they have good reason to be?

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