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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Ethan's sister wedding held?
(a) Their family apartment.
(b) A 5-star restaurant in Manhattan.
(c) The Cloisters.
(d) The Met.

2. What does Joe's high school girlfriend study in college?
(a) Physics.
(b) Italian.
(c) Biology.
(d) English.

3. Who is Ethan's childhood crush?
(a) Teddie.
(b) Mike.
(c) Daryl.
(d) Patrick.

4. When Joe and Veronica talk on the phone, what does Joe tell her he can do for her?
(a) Loan her some money.
(b) Buy her groceries.
(c) Take her out to their favorite restaurant.
(d) Buy her an apartment.

5. What decade is it when Ethan reflects on his childhood?
(a) The 1990s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe's high school girlfriend's husband die?

2. What religion does Joe's mother believe in?

3. What time is it when Maribel ignores phone calls from Schuyler when she returns home from the pub?

4. Where in Thailand is Joe's mother from?

5. What is one way that helped Joe's mother learn English?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Ethan phones his mother to say Gil probably missed her, how does Abby react?

2. Describe the family's first encounter with Nok and her family in Queens.

3. What secret does Ethan and his family learn about Gil?

4. What surprises Joe about Veronica's relationship and marriage to Schuyler, her husband?

5. How does Veronica handle losing her husband, Schuyler, after he is killed overseas?

6. How do Maribel and Schuyler first meet each other?

7. What originally happens to Schuyler's money after he is killed?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 2, how can Joe's relationship with his high school girlfriend, Veronica, be described?

9. Why do Schuyler and Maribel start crying after hearing the historian give a lecture about nineteenth century working conditions?

10. What does Maribel say about Schuyler's mind in Chapter 3? What does she say about her own self in comparison to him?

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