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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 is the hospital director worried about concerning Reese?

2. Where does the new virus begin to emerge in Part III?

3. What does Reese throw towards Joan that she fails to catch?

4. What does Joan ask her mother if she has learned to do yet in late January?

5. Whose clothes does Joan borrow at her brother's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Joan tell Mark she is off from work for an extended time?

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

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

5. Why is Reese upset in Part III?

6. In January, what alarming news comes from China?

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

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

9. What happens to Joan's relationship with Mark during her sabbatical?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Wang means to communicate to the reader about medicine and Reese's character through his interactions with Joan? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing how Wang uses tone and language to establish Joan's character throughout the novel.

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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