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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. Where did Fay's mother used to lock Fay when Fay was a child?

2. What color is the vegetable that Pao eats during his honeymoon?

3. What is the name of the Jamaican woman in the Miss World competition in Chapter 18?

4. How many days was Bustamante in jail for the mayhem in North Parade?

5. What color were the roofs in China?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Clifton Brown help Pao arrange for Miss Cicely to do in Chapter 13?

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

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

5. Who is Zhang?

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

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

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

9. How did Pao describe Jamaica when he first saw it?

10. Who is Henry Wong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pao decides to put the gunrunners out of business in Chinatown. Discuss how Pao puts the gunrunners out of business.

Essay Topic 2

Merleen Chin visits Pao. Discuss Merleen's problem and how it is solved.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 24, Fay kidnaps the children. Discuss how Pao reacts to the kidnapping.

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