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

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

3. Where was Fang born?

4. What did Joan's first counselor in Scranton once ask her?

5. What are math proofs like for Joan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Joan's father die?

4. What did Joan once read that empathy involves?

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

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

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

8. What gestures do Joan and her mother do before Joan leaves her father's funeral?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When and how does Wang begin to reveal to the reader that Joan's feelings surrounding her father's death may be more than what they appear to be at first? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Towards the end of the novel, how does Joan establish boundaries and have a relationship with her neighbor Mark on her own terms? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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