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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. Who do Amy and Lukas have lunch with at a cafe?

2. What is Sylvie bad at doing?

3. Who does Sylvie love with all her heart?

4. Who made Sylvie's doll?

5. How old was Ma when she went to America?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amy feel about going to Europe?

2. What does Helena give to Sylvie to make up for dinner?

3. Why does Amy to go Jim's school?

4. Why was Lukas and Sylvie's childhood difficult?

5. What does Helena think of Amy?

6. What is Sylvie's relationship with Pa like?

7. Who comes to get Sylvie at the airport?

8. Where does Lukas live?

9. What do Lukas and Helena assume about Sylvie's disappearance?

10. What does Amy discover at Sylvie's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss how Sylvie's death affects the Tan and Lee families. Specifically, in what ways does Sylvie's death affect the family positively?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how Amy's relationship with, and notion of, Sylvie changes throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Sylvie's relationship with Grandma. Why is it crucial that Sylvie see her before she die?

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