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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 does Ava order bison?

2. What does Ava get at Chanel?

3. What is the rumor about Winnie in college?

4. What does Ava take out at the airport in Chapter 7?

5. Who has terrible tantrums?

Short Essay Questions

1. What product does Winnie return at the mall?

2. What does Ava buy in Hong Kong?

3. What does Winnie reveal to Ava in Chapter 3?

4. Where do Winnie and Ava first meet?

5. Who does Winnie want Ava to meet?

6. Why does Winnie take Ava to Neiman Marcus?

7. What does Ava do for a living?

8. Why does Ava take Henri to a preschool?

9. Who is Ah Seng?

10. Where does Winnie live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how the novel discusses and portrays the experience of being Asian American. How is Ava generally perceived as an Asian American woman? Why does she hire Asian American shoppers?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how Oli's career impacts his marriage and family life. In what ways has it caused rifts? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the Ava's narrative tone. What is the nature of this tone? In what ways does the tone(s) support the themes of the novel?

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