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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 begins to spend a lot of time at the ________ learning about the news and what has been happening in the world.
(a) College.
(b) Library.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Train station.

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

3. According to this section of the book, __________ is more dangerous now than it was when it was under the Japanese rule.
(a) Beijing.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Peking.
(d) Marig.

4. At what time does Anna's father show up at her door on her birthday, bringing roses and perfume?
(a) 1:00 pm.
(b) 9:00 am.
(c) 11:00 am.
(d) 10:00 am.

5. Anna and her husband move into the house on ________ after her mother's death.
(a) Rodeo.
(b) Bucknell.
(c) Mareville.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives Anna and Genevieve to the train station to meet Joseph when he returns?

2. For how long is Joseph in Chungking, according to this section of the story?

3. What is the name of Anna's new baby, who will also be known as Eve?

4. ___________ has begun to take place in China, causing more conflict in the area and more troubles for those living there.

5. Joseph decides that the ________ will not be able to control China, so he says where he is to make more money.

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jack and Anna live once they are married after she graduates from college?

2. What does Anna notice about the behavior of Joseph once he returns to live with them?

3. What do prisoners have to do as a part of their imprisonment by the Communist government?

4. What does Genevieve tell Anna about when she calls her in January 1954?

5. What experience does Anna and Genevieve share when they go to breakfast after mass one Sunday?

6. What does Joseph find when he returns to his office on Yuen Thing Yuen Road?

7. What does Anna hear her father tell her mother after he comes back to the house after the run-in at the restaurant?

8. What is the job Joseph is offered by a Shanghai friend, General Shang Chen?

9. What does Joseph end up telling Anna about the reason why they will not be living together in Shanghai?

10. What does Joseph include in a brief letter to Anna in the months after Genevieve's funeral?

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