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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Joan and Fang afford college?
(a) They took out loans.
(b) Merit-based financial aid.
(c) Their parents paid for it.
(d) Need-based financial aid.

2. What is Joan's first language?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) German.

3. Why does Joan's mother say she did not want to move in with Joan?
(a) Joan does not have enough space.
(b) Joan has no money.
(c) She does not like Joan as much as she likes Fang.
(d) Joan has no kids.

4. What does Joan's father apply for several times only to be rejected from?
(a) College admission.
(b) A driver's license.
(c) A bank loan.
(d) A teaching certification.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one classic book Mark gives Joan?

2. Where do Joan's parents live?

3. What is the only decoration in Joan's living room?

4. How does Joan describe her own physical appearance?

5. Who does Joan's closest male colleague really like at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan find out her mother is in Greenwich?

2. What does Joan's mother like to consume regularly?

3. What question does Joan increasingly get from co-workers and friends as she ages?

4. What does Joan seem to think of Reese?

5. What does Fang insist on when he and Joan fly to China together?

6. What did Joan once read that empathy involves?

7. What does Joan like to feel like after her long shifts?

8. How does Joan generally get along with her neighbors?

9. What does the Chinese phrase "to chat" - "liao tian" - literally mean (43)?

10. When do Joan's parents move back to China from America?

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