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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anna learn about Joseph's work when he is not with the family?
(a) He is retired.
(b) Criminal.
(c) Night janitor.
(d) Smuggler.

2. Genevieve and Anna leave Shanghai on October ____, 1946, never to return, they believe.
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

3. Genevieve tells Anna that Joseph will need time to _________ after he is back in Los Angeles with his family.
(a) Adjust.
(b) Eat.
(c) Replenish.
(d) Rest.

4. During what month of her pregnancy does Anna decide to quit her job in order to help her mother and to support her pregnancy?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Eighth.

5. Joseph ends up telling Anna that Shanghai is not a __________ for a little girl.
(a) Fun place.
(b) Safe place.
(c) Easy place.
(d) Rich place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shanghai has always felt like ________ to Joseph, even if his wife and daughter are not around.

2. The government suddenly eliminates the _________ business, which is something Joseph did not expect.

3. How many more telegrams do Anna and her mother receive that leave them to believe Joseph is not coming back?

4. Where do Genevieve and Anna live for a month before Anna learns they are moving to Hungjoa?

5. Joseph is nervous about ________ since his United States assets have been frozen.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Genevieve tell Anna about when she calls her in January 1954?

2. What happens when Genevieve and Anna decide to go to eat at Jimmy's?

3. What does Anna hear her father tell her mother after he comes back to the house after the run-in at the restaurant?

4. What does Joseph tell Anna about his life when they are at a nearby Chinese restaurant?

5. What is the job Joseph is offered by a Shanghai friend, General Shang Chen?

6. What happens as a result of the investigations by the Communist government?

7. What is Anna's response to Genevieve's request that Anna forgive her father?

8. What doesn't Anna talk about as a part of her social life in South Pasadena?

9. What does Genevieve show to Anna after the party for her and Jack?

10. What does Anna notice about the behavior of Joseph once he returns to live with them?

(see the answer keys)

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