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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 does Joseph end up moving to after he has closed up the home?
(a) Internment camp.
(b) The missionary.
(c) American Club.
(d) His parents' house.

2. What does Joseph love above anything else, so much so that he teaches his daughter about it?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Music.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Books.

3. Even though Genevieve sometimes objects, Joseph often takes _________ out on his outings.
(a) Anna.
(b) Her.
(c) Mei Wah.
(d) No one.

4. What does Anna get to drink on the morning of her seventh birthday?
(a) Hot cocoa.
(b) Wine.
(c) Juice.
(d) Milk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the road on which the big shopping area is located, according to the book?

2. Genevieve and Anna go to mass at the Cathedral of St. __________ in order to pray for Joseph's safety.

3. Joseph tells Anna that no matter what happens with Japan, they will be safe in the ______________.

4. Joseph tells Genevieve that he needs time to __________ before he can leave.

5. _______ thinks the city is different with all of the Japanese sentries in place, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men at the internment camp find out about the Japanese?

2. What does Genevieve do on Anna's seventh birthday, as described in this section of the book?

3. What does Joseph feel about his money making opportunities outside of Shanghai?

4. What does Joseph tell Anna he does with the Japanese yen that she finds in a closet?

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

6. What is the only difference between life before and life after the Japanese takeover Shanghai?

7. What does Joseph do with Anna when they go to the Foreign Correspondents Club on Saturday mornings?

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

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

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

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