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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 does Winnie gift Henri?

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

3. Who leaves a pizza dinner early?

4. Who helps Winnie with her business?

5. What does Oli do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who freezes Ava's credit cards?

3. Who does Winnie want Ava to meet?

4. Why does Ava carry out a job for Winnie in Hong Kong?

5. What does Oli tell Ava about his apartment when she gets back from her trip to Hong Kong?

6. What does Henri do while at a preschool in Chapter 8?

7. Why does Winnie take Ava to Neiman Marcus?

8. What does Henri eat in Chapter 8?

9. Who invites Ava to lunch in Chapter 3?

10. Where does Winnie meet Boss Mak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Ava's narration. Is the fact that her first-person narration is directed at the detective effective? How does it help to strengthen the novel's themes, plot, characters, etc.?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Ava's decision to continue working with Winnie even after she discovers the work is illegal. Why do you think she makes this conscious choice? What does that choice suggest about Ava?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

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