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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. Joseph predicts that the fighting in the city will only last a __________, and he doesn't appear to be concerned.
(a) Month.
(b) Week.
(c) Year.
(d) Day.

2. Anna begins to learn how to do all of the things that the ________ used to do in Shanghai.
(a) Parents.
(b) Children.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Servants.

3. What is the time of the new curfew, which is one of the biggest changes in the city, according to the book?
(a) 11:00 pm.
(b) 10:00 pm.
(c) 12:00 am.
(d) 9:00 pm.

4. What is the first place Genevieve and Joseph live after they have graduated college?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

5. What is the name of the family's favorite eating place where Joseph takes Anna?
(a) Don's.
(b) Billy's.
(c) Jimmy's.
(d) Joe's.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what university were both of the parents in this story students when they first met?

2. Who begins to dress differently and to act differently than they used to in Shanghai?

3. On _________ mornings, Joseph takes Anna to the Foreign Correspondents Club.

4. What is signaled in the town which leads Genevieve to tell Mei Wah to take them home from shopping?

5. Which person in the family wants to leave Shanghai, though others do not want to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the two men that are put in charge of two different groups of internees at the camp?

2. What happens after two Japanese are killed at the Hungjao airfield, according to the book?

3. What do Anna and Genevieve do when they go to mass at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius?

4. Why does Anna's father spend the night sitting beside Anna's bed?

5. What is the only thing that Joseph says about his time being kidnapped?

6. What happens to the city after the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on December 8?

7. What is the new business that Joseph becomes involved in once the Japanese have taken over?

8. Why does Genevieve tell Mei Wah to take Anna home during their shopping trip?

9. What does Anna begin to notice about her mother after living in Los Angeles for a while?

10. What does the United States government tell Americans in Shanghai to do when things become more violent?

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