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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. Who speaks Chinese to Henri?

2. What is the rumor about Winnie in college?

3. What does Oli do for a living?

4. Who has an alcohol problem?

5. Who does Ava visit in Hong Kong?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Winnie meet Boss Mak?

2. What does Ava do for a living?

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

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

5. Who does Winnie want Ava to meet?

6. Who is Winnie?

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

8. Why does Ava take Henri to a preschool?

9. What product does Winnie return at the mall?

10. How does Ava's grandmother treat Henri?

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 relationship to her mother. What was their dynamic before she died? How does Ava understand this relationship after her death?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Ava's upbringing. What was Ava raised to believe -- about herself, her worth, and what her life should look like?

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