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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Anna and Genevieve do after mass one Sunday?
(a) Head to the train station.
(b) Go shopping.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Go to breakfast.

2. What does Joseph obtain in order to begin to import cars and trucks into the country?
(a) A business permit.
(b) A new home.
(c) Import license.
(d) A tax license.

3. Genevieve learns that Joseph will arrive in _________ in mid-December after the conflict is over.
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

4. Anna agrees to __________ in order to make her mother happy as she recuperates from her illness.
(a) Smile.
(b) Forget Joseph.
(c) Forgive Joseph.
(d) Forgive Genevieve.

5. What does Anna write in response to Joseph, according to this section of the book?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A letter.
(c) A postcard.
(d) A telegram.

6. Anna later realizes just how much of her personality she has received from ___________.
(a) Joseph.
(b) Mei Wah.
(c) William.
(d) Genevieve.

7. Genevieve tells Anna that according to newspaper articles, Joseph was released from prison and is now in __________.
(a) New York.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Shanghai.

8. What magazine reveals the details of Joseph's imprisonment to Anna and Genevieve?
(a) America.
(b) Life.
(c) People.
(d) Time.

9. Who walks into the mortuary when Anna is visiting her mother?
(a) William.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Gran.
(d) Jack.

10. Genevieve learns from the ____________ that Joseph has been taken a prisoner in March, 1943.
(a) International Red Cross.
(b) American Red Cross.
(c) UNICEF.
(d) Doctors Without Borders.

11. What is the new spelling of Anna and Genevieve's last name, according to this section of the book?
(a) Shoene.
(b) Scone.
(c) Shone.
(d) Schoen.

12. The women see Joseph eating at the restaurant with a Chinese ____________.
(a) Woman.
(b) Officer.
(c) Smuggler.
(d) Diplomat.

13. Genevieve tells Anna that Joseph will need time to _________ after he is back in Los Angeles with his family.
(a) Rest.
(b) Replenish.
(c) Adjust.
(d) Eat.

14. The family welcomes Joseph to __________, and he is soon accepted as a part of the family again.
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Easter.
(d) Boxing Day.

15. Where is the postmark from on the letter that Genevieve receives from Joseph in 1942?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Java.
(d) Peking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anna and her husband move into the house on ________ after her mother's death.

2. __________ liberation army and the Chinese Nationalist troops are the two factions at war.

3. Anna currently attends the University of __________ at Los Angeles at the time of the article.

4. Who does Anna end up marrying in 1953 after she graduates college?

5. Shanghai has always felt like ________ to Joseph, even if his wife and daughter are not around.

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