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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. According to the narrator, in what way were she and Barney helping out the psychologist?

2. The narrator says that Phil sounds like _____________.

3. What does Barney say his daughter is like?

4. What does the newspaper owner wear on his head?

5. Whom does Jasmine marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sheridan tell Casey about Barney?

2. How does Paw Paw hope her friend can help Casey?

3. Why does Barney say Casey can't move back with him just yet?

4. How does the younger Walker try to save his parents from starvation?

5. Why doesn't Casey like Phil?

6. What negative effect does this section show that Barney's gambling addiction has had on Casey?

7. How does Booger bully Casey?

8. What does Casey realize about herself as Phil drives her through Chinatown?

9. What does the owl story symbolize within context to the entire story?

10. What does Mr. Jeh do with the money Gilbert gives him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Barney so susceptible to addiction? How can Barney recover from his gambling addiction and fix his relationship with his daughter?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the younger generation in Chinatown and the older generation? How does the author express these differences? What effect do these differences have on the characters?

Essay Topic 3

How has the death of Jeanine affected by Barney? How would their lives have been different if she had lived?

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