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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. Whose idea is it to invite Sergeant Brown to address the Wholesale Provision Merchants' Association?

2. Who does Zhang think that Pao should marry?

3. How many ribs did Marcia have broken when she was beaten?

4. Where did Pao come from in China?

5. How old is Pao when he is in complete control of Chinatown?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Pao and Henry Wong become business partners?

2. How does Fay treat Pao the week of their honeymoon?

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

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

5. How does Mr. Chin learn about his granddaughter's pregnancy and what does he do?

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

7. Who is Zhang?

8. Describe the priest that Fay begins seeing.

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 42, Pao looks back over his life. Dscuss Pao's reflections as he considers how he has lived and whether he is satisfied with his life.

Essay Topic 2

By Chapter 8, Pao is in charge of Zhang's business. Discuss how Pao became the head of Zhang's business.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the way that Fay and her mother treat people who are not of their social class.

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