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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 are Xuiquan and Mui when their grandfather Wong dies?

2. What song does Pao hear in his head when he visits Margy's house?

3. What is the name of Father Michael's housekeeper?

4. What year did Zhang leave China?

5. How many children did Samuels have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reason does Pao give for wanting to know how the children spent their time at Lady Musgrave Rd.?

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 34, why is Mui so desperate to return to Jamaica?

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

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

10. Who moves with Pao to Beverly Hills?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Even after Pao marries Fay, he is still seeing Gloria. Discuss Pao's and Gloria's relationship.

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