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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 is the name that Mao gave his group of young followers?

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

3. Why is the "Gang of Four" so quickly removed from power according to Jung?

4. What does the doctor arrange for De-hong to have while she is sick with hepatitis?

5. What causes Jung to reflect on Mao's unfair treatment of the people while on vacation with her sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Chang Shou-yu and De-hong still making money even though they are not working due to their illnesses?

2. Why does Jung not want to get well when she falls ill at the country camp?

3. Why does Jung not spend any of the money her grandmother had given her while she is in Peking?

4. What happened to Yu-Fang before she died?

5. How does Jung feel about Mao's death?

6. What is a barefoot doctor?

7. What happened to De-hong's brother when Mao formed the Red Guard?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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