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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. What causes a major argument between J and Alexandra in Part IV?

2. What does Jasmine ask Alexandra in her first text since their falling out in Part IV?

3. What year was interracial marriage banned in California up until?

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

5. What kind of chess set does the house Alexandra and J are renting have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexandra see on Instagram that makes her feel jealous in Part IV?

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

3. What happens after Alexandra gets a dog in Ithaca, related to how people treat her?

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

5. What is Alexandra's first impression of Ithaca like?

6. What does Alexandra's seventh grade history teacher say about Chinese people, and how do Alexandra and her mother react?

7. How do J's parents treat J and Alexandra?

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

9. What is one of the major problems in Alexandra's relationship with J?

10. Why does Alexandra send J links to articles about diversity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Alexandra feel when people in both America and China voice their presumptions about her language skills in each place? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the novel, what state is Alexandra's relationship with J in? What has changed between them since Alexandra's trip to China? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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