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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. How old is Pao when he comes to Jamaica?

2. In Chapter 3, how often does Pao see Gloria?

3. How old is Merleen?

4. How many children does Milton have to care for after his father died?

5. How many years did Mao Zedong fight before he won?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Finley want to hire Samuels?

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

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

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

5. What does Gloria do when Pao comes to see her on the Tuesday after he tells her about his marriage?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

The Morrisons ask Pao to be the godfather for the baby they adopted. Discuss reasons why Pao should or should not be the baby's godfather.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 5, Pao and his friends get into business with an American sergeant. Discuss the business and what Pao's family thought of his business.

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