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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 kills Joan's father?

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

3. What is Joan's first language?

4. What are math proofs like for Joan?

5. What did being in school often feel like to Joan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Joan's colleagues think is strange about her approach to her father's death?

3. What kind of work does Fang do and how does he feel about it?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Joan say she chose to work in intensive care?

9. What shocks Mark about Joan in Part II?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Joan think being left behind in China for so long and separated from their parents has affected Fang's life path, and why does she think this? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do Joan's and Fang's financial situations contrast with those of their own parents from their childhood years? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of Joan's memories of discrimination and racism that she experienced from her childhood? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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