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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. What spice does Pao think the sorrel needs that he and Daphne drink?

2. How old is Pao when he feels like he has become a man?

3. How many weeks after Pao fights with Fay does Father Michael ask Pao to come see him?

4. Who made it possible for Xiuquan to talk to his mother on the phone before the kidnapping?

5. From what type of wood is DeFreitas' desk made?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Zhang's body prepared for burial?

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

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

4. Under what conditions does Pao get permission to write his children?

5. Where does Father Michael believe that virtue resides?

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

7. What does Henry Wong know about Kenneth's business?

8. Who does Miss Cecily blame when Kenneth dies?

9. Describe DeFreitas as he looks when Pao meets with him in Chapter 20.

10. In the 1970s, what are some ways that people try to smuggle money out of Jamaica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gloria learns that Pao is engaged to marry Fay Wong before he has a chance to tell her. Discuss how Gloria treated Pao after he became engaged and why.

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

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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