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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's mother tell her all women like to do?

2. Where does Joan go directly from the party?

3. What is one thing Mark brings over for him and Joan to eat?

4. What does Joan not mention to Mark about her personal life?

5. What is the difference between Mark and Kramer from Seinfeld?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the Chinese phrase for "goodbye" really mean?

6. Why does Tami initially come to America?

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

8. What is the hospital director worried about that he confides in Joan about?

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

10. What is the first thing Joan realizes she cannot get because of supply chain disruptions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Joan feel about her Chinese heritage, and how does Wang describe her reluctance to talk about or exhibit her Chinese connections in front of her colleagues, especially? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions

Essay Topic 2

Why does Joan believe she "catastrophizes" around her family, but not at work? 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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