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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. Where does Alexandra get a new job in Part III?

2. What does Alexandra think is a grand gesture of love with J?

3. Who is the first person to sell Alexandra weed in Ithaca?

4. What kitchen items have inspirational sayings on them that Alexandra uses?

5. Who is the wealthy Chinese woman Alexandra's mother wants her to emulate married to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexandra tell Jasmine that causes hard feelings between them in Part III?

2. What is Alexandra's new in-person job in Ithaca?

3. Why does J stop playing chess with Alexandra in Part III?

4. What offer does Tim make to Alexandra in Part III?

5. Why does the professor's offer to Alexandra to teach at her university really insult Alexandra?

6. What kind of research does Alexandra start doing in Part III?

7. How does Alexandra feel about Rob?

8. What does Alexandra's father do in Part IV that startles and scares her?

9. What holiday is celebrated in Ithaca that was not really celebrated in San Franciso?

10. What does Alexandra's mother tell her about Wendi Deng?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the nuances and complications that define Alexandra's feelings about her relationship with J early in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does moving to Ithaca change Alexandra's and J's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is the history of Alexandra's family in moving back and forth between America and China, and how does this history shape Alexandra's perspectives and feelings about both countries and her connection to them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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