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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. When did Father sell his Buick?

2. Where did Bob Mah teach?

3. What was H. H. Tien studying?

4. What was Gregory's wife's name?

5. How much of Niang's estate did Adleine receive?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Aunt Baba when Adeline saw her in March, 1994?

2. What did Joseph say when Aunt Baba informed him that Miss Chien had been stealing?

3. Why did Father's business change, and what new businesses did he start?

4. How did Adeline get the money for a plane ticket to America?

5. What job did Adeline arrange for herself in Hong Kong?

6. What did Joseph say was the happiest time of his life?

7. What did the biopsy report reveal about Niang's illness?

8. What did Gregory tell Adeline about boy/girl relationships?

9. What was the diagnosis of Joseph's illness?

10. What advice did Father give Adeline when he and Niang visited California when she was married to Byron?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adeline took a position that her father had secured for her. Discuss why Adeline took a position that her father had secured for her rather than a job she had found for herself.

Essay Topic 2

Adeline broke off her relationship with Karl and returned to Hong Kong. Discuss Adeline's relationship with Karl and why she had to leave to end it.

Essay Topic 3

Adeline endured racial and sexual slights when she attended school in London. Discuss the racial and sexual discrimination and slights that Adeline endured in London and as a doctor.

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