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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. Where does Joan go directly from the party?

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

3. What is the Chinese translation for "Son of a Bitch"?

4. What is tidal volume?

5. What does Fang suggest Joan's mother might do with her extended stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman from HR tell Joan in Part IV?

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

3. Why does Fang so badly want Joan to move to Greenwich?

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

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

6. What television show does Joan start watching regularly that has been hugely popular?

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

8. What does Madeline do when Joan tells her she is going on leave for six weeks?

9. What happened when Tami and Joan went to Tiffany's together?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Wang suggest that Fang is so fixated on wealth and achievement? 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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