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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Pao come from in China?
(a) Tianjin.
(b) Guangzhou.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Shenzhen.

2. In Chapter 3, how often does Pao see Gloria?
(a) 3 times a week.
(b) Once a week.
(c) 4 times a month.
(d) Once a month.

3. What color skirt does Esther wear for her school uniform?
(a) Black and white.
(b) Black.
(c) Red and grey.
(d) Navy.

4. In what school does Gloria enroll Esther?
(a) Immaculate.
(b) St. Andrew.
(c) St. George.
(d) Alpha Academy.

5. What name was Pao given when he came to Jamaica?
(a) Peter Bryant.
(b) Matthew Smythe.
(c) Philip Young.
(d) Michael Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day would Cecily have Earl Grey tea, tin salmon and cucumber sandwiches, and sponge cake served?

2. How much was the going price per ton for the mineral discovered in Jamaica in the 1950s?

3. What does Cicely serve to drink at Pao and Fay's wedding?

4. Where do Pao and Hampton rent a shop when they move their surplus?

5. How many years did Father Kealey spend in seminary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pao find a way to meet the Wongs?

2. What does Pao's mother say about Fay in Chapter 12?

3. How does Pao get news about Fay and her family since Fay keeps running back home?

4. How did Gloria's relationship with Pao become personal rather than simply business?

5. In Chapter 8, how does Pao make money?

6. What payment did Zhang get when he first worked for Chin?

7. Describe the priest that Fay begins seeing.

8. What types of food does Pao describe eating on his honeymoon with Fay?

9. What did Gloria ask Pao to do at the beginning of Chapter 1?

10. In the 1940s, Kingston was bursting with U.S. sailors. Who visited Jamaica in the 1950s?

(see the answer keys)

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