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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose biography does Alexandra start to read in Part IV?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg's.
(b) Rupert Murdoch's.
(c) Wendi Deng's.
(d) Yamei Kin's.

2. What does Alexandra's father do that causes her alarm in Part IV?
(a) Cuts off all his hair.
(b) Checks himself into the hospital.
(c) Calls her in the wee hours of the morning.
(d) Faints.

3. What kitchen items have inspirational sayings on them that Alexandra uses?
(a) Spoons.
(b) Tea bags.
(c) Stickers on bread.
(d) Bottle caps.

4. What practice does Alexandra read about Chinese women practicing throughout history?
(a) Finger binding.
(b) Foot binding.
(c) Ear-piercing.
(d) Henna painting.

5. What does Alexandra do the last time she asks for a raise at her old job?
(a) Faints.
(b) Cries.
(c) Yells in anger.
(d) Completely keeps her composure.

6. How does Alexandra find herself feeling about Rob?
(a) She is suspicious of him.
(b) She is attracted to him.
(c) She is turned off by him.
(d) She is angry at him.

7. What writer does Chang quote at the beginning of Part III?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Emily Madleburg.
(c) Eileen Chang.
(d) James Baldwin.

8. Who do Alexandra's parents say she is killing if she kills a spider?
(a) The seasons.
(b) Her ancestors.
(c) Her pets.
(d) The spirits.

9. What insult does a kindergarten classmate say to Alexandra that is racist?
(a) Her nose is flat and ugly.
(b) Her hair is too dark.
(c) Her skin is yellow.
(d) Her eyes are funny.

10. What does Jasmine ask Alexandra in her first text since their falling out in Part IV?
(a) If Alexandra is coming back to work.
(b) If Alexandra is still with J.
(c) If Alexandra likes her photos for the pencil roundup.
(d) If Alexandra is pregnant.

11. What does Yamei Kin tell a New York audience that she is speaking of in 1904?
(a) The white disaster.
(b) The rising darkness.
(c) The unfairness of immigrants' wages.
(d) The coming race war.

12. What does J fix for Alexandra in Part III that makes her angry?
(a) Her desk.
(b) Her bed.
(c) Her deck.
(d) Her chair.

13. Where in Ithaca is Alexandra's and J's sublet apartment?
(a) Fall Creek.
(b) Henry's Hedge.
(c) Farberry.
(d) Riverstone.

14. Why does J say he does not want to go to the party with Alexandra in Part IV?
(a) He is too stoned.
(b) He is too tired.
(c) He hates parties.
(d) He is too drunk.

15. What does Alexandra's seventh grade history teacher say about Chinese people that is racist?
(a) They can not see as well as white people.
(b) They are known for being cheap labor.
(c) They have ugly skin.
(d) They name their children by throwing pots and pans down the stairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main feature of the weather in Ithaca when Alexandra and J arrive?

2. What kind of a job does Alexandra think she is offered just because she is Asian?

3. Which relative of J's is having a birthday party in Part III?

4. Which company approaches Alexandra about working for them while she is on her road trip?

5. Why is J nervous about his new program?

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