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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 name was Pao given when he came to Jamaica?

3. What is the name of the American sergeant who wants to do business with Pao and Finley?

4. What color were the roofs in China?

5. What does Fay do with the ring that Pao buys her in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the priest that Fay begins seeing.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 13, Pao determines to disrupt Fay's alliances. Discuss how Pao disrupts Fay's alliances with family and friends.

Essay Topic 3

When Esther marries, Pao ponders their relationship. Discuss Pao and Esther's relationship and how it changed over the years.

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