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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. After Pao and Fay come home to Matthews Lane, for how many weeks does Pao put up with Fay's crying before he talks to her about it?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. What does the name mean that Pao gives his daughter with Fay?
(a) Precious one.
(b) Little sister.
(c) Little flower.
(d) Beautiful one.

3. What is Dr. Morrison's wife's name?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Maureen.

4. What color were the roofs in China?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow and red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue and green.

5. At what time of day would Cecily have Earl Grey tea, tin salmon and cucumber sandwiches, and sponge cake served?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Milton's father die?

2. Who is the writer of the songs that Fay and Father Kealey sing together?

3. Even after his marriage to Fay, what type of tea does Pao drink with Gloria?

4. Who tells Pao that Gloria has left the Thursday after Pao tells her about his marriage?

5. What language does Pao wish that his mother would use when she speaks to Fay?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Manley want Jamaica to leave the West Indies Federation and why does Busta want Jamaica to leave the Federation?

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

4. What does Morrison want Pao to do for Captain Mecham?

5. What does Gloria cook Pao when he comes to dinner for the first time at her house?

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

7. What were some of the subjects that Gloria and her friends talked about when Pao first came to dinner?

8. Describe the priest that Fay begins seeing.

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

10. Who is Zhang?

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