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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 turns 90 in Chapter 13?

2. Who is Linlin?

3. Who gets eyeliid surgery?

4. Who is Ava's translator in China?

5. Why does Ava buy a vase?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ava buy a crystal vase?

2. Who is Kayla?

3. Who pitches a new business plan to Winnie?

4. What is Priya's dream?

5. Who is moving to Chicago?

6. Who is Kaiser Shih?

7. Why does Ava hand Maria cash?

8. What kind of surgery does Winnie have?

9. Who poops on Ava's carpet?

10. Who is Linlin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay in which you explore narrator's relationships to other people in the book. How does the narrator present herself to others? How does she wish to be perceived? How does her job with Winnie effect Ava's perception of herself?

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