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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. Who does Jane try to show throughout much of the shows?

2. Why is this important for her to do?

3. Who will cook for this episode?

4. Where is the next place that Sloan and Jane meet?

5. What does Akiko's husband ask her to watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Because the author is like the novel's main character, what distinct qualities does she bring to her protagonist?

2. What is the next interesting group that Jane wants to film?

3. After the initial happiness of getting a new job, why is Jane reluctant to take the position?

4. What does the reader begin to suspect about Jane?

5. Why does Jane have her production assistant take John to a strip club?

6. What surprises Suzie Flower during her sociological survey?

7. Because Jane gets more control over the show, what show does she make?

8. When Purcell stops eating chicken parts, what happens?

9. Why does Akiko's husband want her to watch the show, My American Wife!?

10. What does Jane think is impossible for her to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jane's mixed ethnicity make her the perfect producer for My American Wife!?

Why does it end up being the reason she clashes with her employers?

Essay Topic 2

How does Ruth Ozeki portray Japanese men? Japanese business men?

Is she using a stereotypical model that she knows?

Is she too quick to judge this group of men?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character analysis for John Unero.

Discuss the extreme differences in his hypocritical personality.

How does he force his wife to abide by one set of codes while he abides by another?

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