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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 does Joan own to help her keep her apartment clean?

2. Who does Fang suggest Joan hire?

3. What does Fang encourage Joan to do continuously?

4. What does Joan's mother particularly love to eat at Fang's house?

5. What does the person who comes to see Joan at work in Part IV tell her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What iconic movie does Joan take objection to, and why?

2. Why is Reese upset in Part III?

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

4. What does Fang ask when Joan tells him about her raise?

5. Why does Tami initially come to America?

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

7. What does Mark give Joan that she knows she will not really make use of?

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

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

10. What does Mark say the first time he sees Joan's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where does Joan feel most at home, and how does she describe her sense of home? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Wang chooses to close the novel with the story about the young Chinese-American girl, her father, and the lottery ticket? 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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