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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. How does Joan describe her own physical appearance?

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

3. What is the Chinese phrase for gossiping?

4. What is Joan's favorite medical machine?

5. What does Mark like to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan's father die?

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

3. What surprises Joan's colleagues about her when they hear her on the phone?

4. What does the hospital director suddenly offer Joan in Part II?

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

6. What does Joan's doorman often say to her?

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

8. What is the first death Joan can remember witnessing and processing?

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

10. What did Joan once read that empathy involves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters do you think Wang chooses to compare and contrast to maximum effect with Joan? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Wang describe Joan's commitment to her job as a doctor? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Joan handle the event of her father's death, and why do some people around her - especially at work - think how she handles it is odd? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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