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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 many hours did it take the police to get control of the fighting the day that Kenneth was shot?

2. In Chapter 36, what do Pao and Merleen have to eat when they meet at a restaurant?

3. How many members does the church have where Esther is married?

4. What does Margy Lopez wish to study in college?

5. In Chapter 30, what illness does Zhang have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Father Michael believe he is an accomplice in the kidnapping of the children?

2. Who moves with Pao to Beverly Hills?

3. Why are Jamaicans not in charge of their own destiny in 1980?

4. What was it like when the children were at Lady Musgrave Rd.?

5. What does Miss Cecily propose be done with the grocery business after Henry Wong dies?

6. What terms does Manley have to meet when he goes to the International Monetary Fund for help?

7. Why does Pao decide to quit calling his son Xiuquan?

8. What does Father Michael tell Pao about becoming John Morrisson's godfather?

9. Describe Pao house in Beverly Hills.

10. Who does Miss Cecily blame when Kenneth dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Pao and Fay didn't know each other well when they married. Discuss the reasons why Pao and Fay married.

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