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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 leave her coffee date early?

2. What does Winnie sell on eBay?

3. How does Oli react to Ava buying plane tickets to Hong Kong?

4. What do Ava and Oli do when she gets back from China?

5. Whose bed does Ava mostly sleep in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who freezes Ava's credit cards?

2. Where does Ava go to college, and what does she study?

3. What does Ava buy in Hong Kong?

4. Who is Maria?

5. Who is Ah Seng?

6. Where does Winnie meet Boss Mak?

7. How does Ava's grandmother treat Henri?

8. Why does Winnie take Ava to Neiman Marcus?

9. Who invites Ava to lunch in Chapter 3?

10. Where do Winnie and Ava first meet?

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 exploring how Ava's family perceives Henri. What does her dad and grandmother think of Henri?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the author’s writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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