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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 weeks after Pao talks to Meacham do Fitzgerald and the police constables disappear?

2. How many days after Clifton leaves does Fay kidnap the children?

3. What type of car does Ethyl drive?

4. How many times a day does Pao's mother boil herbs for Zhang when he is dying?

5. Why did Mutt and Jeff, the two troublesome police constables get kicked off the police force?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Samuels come to see Pao?

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

3. How did Fay manage to kidnap the children?

4. Who does Miss Cecily blame when Kenneth dies?

5. Describe Pao house in Beverly Hills.

6. Why doesn't Fitzgerald have any guests at his hotel?

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

8. Who moves with Pao to Beverly Hills?

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

10. What one good thing comes from Fay leaving Pao?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 23, Pao agrees to work with Kenneth in the supermarket business. Discuss the business arrangement between Pao and the Wong's and how it works out.

Essay Topic 3

A new police sergeant is brought in to help fight corruption. Discuss the corruption in the police department and Sergeant Brown's role in taming that corruption.

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