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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. When does Zhang want to quit his business?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1947.

2. What did Dr. and Mrs. Morrison name the baby they adopted?
(a) Philip.
(b) James.
(c) Andrew.
(d) John.

3. How old is the waitress who is with Meacham's daughter during the murders?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

4. What is Gloria and Marcia's last name?
(a) Campbell.
(b) Bryant.
(c) Martin.
(d) Williamson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color skirt does Esther wear for her school uniform?

2. What game does Henry Wong play regularly on Barry Street?

3. What color were the roofs in China?

4. How many children does Samuels have?

5. How long had white men been beating Jamaican women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zhang say that the Jamaicans riot?

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

3. How does Pao rationalize his daily visits to Gloria's house?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Chin introduce Sergeant Brown for the Wholesale Provision Merchants' Association?

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

10. Describe Dr. Morrison's garden at the hospital.

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