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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joan meet Mark?
(a) They go to the same church.
(b) They are neighbors.
(c) They are co-workers.
(d) They stand in line for tickets together once.

2. What is Joan's favorite medical machine?
(a) ROMO.
(b) Helios.
(c) ECMO.
(d) JACMO.

3. What does Joan's mother desperately want to do in America?
(a) Eat out.
(b) Drive.
(c) Go to college.
(d) Chop down trees.

4. What does Joan notice about the hospital director's secretary?
(a) Her speech challenges.
(b) Her nice dress.
(c) Her eye makeup.
(d) Her bright red hair.

5. Where does Fang want Joan to move eventually?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Greenwich.
(c) China.
(d) Berlin.

6. Where does Fang want to take Joan when he comes to visit her in Boston during college?
(a) A food truck.
(b) A small Chinese restaurant.
(c) The most expensive restaurant in the city.
(d) The Regal Room.

7. Why did Joan's classmates as children sometimes ask her to speak Chinese?
(a) So they could scare the teachers.
(b) Just so they could make fun of her.
(c) So they could record her.
(d) So they could hear her native tongue because they were curious.

8. How big is Fang's complex?
(a) 2 acres.
(b) 10 acres.
(c) 20 acres.
(d) 30 acres.

9. What does Joan not own that surprises Mark?
(a) A microwave.
(b) A refrigerator.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) A television.

10. How does Joan's mother pronounce her name?
(a) Jo-won.
(b) Joan-na.
(c) Jen.
(d) Joanie.

11. What does Mark like to do?
(a) Mow the lawn.
(b) Play tennis.
(c) Cook.
(d) Play scrabble.

12. How does Joan find out her mother is visiting Greenwich in Part II?
(a) Her brother tells her.
(b) She does not find out until her mother has traveled back home.
(c) She runs into her on the train.
(d) She texts from an unknown American number.

13. What is one classic book Mark gives Joan?
(a) Pride and Prejudice.
(b) The Catcher in the Rye.
(c) Wuthering Heights.
(d) The Grapes of Wrath.

14. Who is Joan's closest male colleague?
(a) Winthrop.
(b) Herbert.
(c) John.
(d) Reese.

15. What did being in school often feel like to Joan?
(a) Being in a race.
(b) Being in an ocean.
(c) Being in a shark tank.
(d) Being in a food hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Joan's parents move when they move back to China?

2. What show does Mark not believe that Joan has not heard of?

3. What is one city Joan's family previously lived in?

4. What does Joan's mother do when she tries to hug her upon her departure from China?

5. What happens to Joan's neighbor after he becomes a father?

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