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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. How does Gabe do in school?

2. What is Priya's dream?

3. What program does Oli want to start?

4. Why does Ava get mad at Carla and Joanne?

5. Why does Ava get mat at Oli?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Linlin?

2. Who is Kaiser Shih?

3. What does Winnie have Ava start doing on her own?

4. What is Ava's relationship with her father like?

5. Why does Ava go to China at the last miunte?

6. What kind of surgery does Winnie have?

7. What does Ava rent in South San Francisco?

8. Why does Ava hand Maria cash?

9. Why does Ava buy a crystal vase?

10. Who is Mandy 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 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 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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