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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. What does the hospital director ask Joan if she wants on her last day before leaving work for a while?
(a) A nespresso.
(b) A new job.
(c) A new family.
(d) A new coat.

2. What is the Chinese translation for "Son of a Bitch"?
(a) Thief.
(b) King of eight eggs.
(c) Heathen.
(d) Nightwalker.

3. When is Joan's mother supposed to go back to China?
(a) November.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) June.

4. What helps as a nurse, according to Joan?
(a) Having a sense of humor.
(b) Having a chemistry background.
(c) Having money of your own.
(d) Having good clothes.

5. What does Joan initially think the visit at work from the woman might be about?
(a) Her brother.
(b) COVID-19.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) Her work visa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joan's father sometimes call her?

2. What does Joan's mother tell her all women like to do?

3. How does Joan think about writing Chinese words sometimes?

4. Whose clothes does Joan borrow at her brother's?

5. What does Fang encourage Joan to do continuously?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark give so many things to Joan?

2. What does Joan do when she only has one week of work at the hospital in December?

3. In January, what alarming news comes from China?

4. What is "chuang" supposed to feel like?

5. What does the Chinese phrase for "goodbye" really mean?

6. Why is Reese upset in Part III?

7. What important piece of information does Joan not tell Mark about her recent personal past?

8. Why were Joan's counselors worried about her when she was young?

9. How does Mark take the news of the new virus that is circulating?

10. What is the first thing Joan realizes she cannot get because of supply chain disruptions?

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