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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Joseph finally decides to close down the house in the ________ of 1941 in order to meet up with his daughter and wife.

3. Where are Anna and her father supposed to meet their servant?

4. What does Joseph begin to deal in when the new government takes over in Shanghai?

5. Prisoners can only leave the camp, for the most part, if they are near _________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Anna and Joseph go to meet up with the servant, Mei Wah, in front of the hotel?

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

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

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

7. What does Joseph explain to his daughter, Anna, in a letter that is attached to a box of his belongings?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genevieve tries to save her marriage, even though it makes her unhappy with her life. She tries to live in Shanghai again and tries to visit China.

Part 1: Why does Genevieve try to save her marriage?

Part 2: Do you think Genevieve should have worked so hard to save her marriage?

Part 3: How do you think Genevieve might be hurting her marriage as she tries to save it?

Essay Topic 2

Joseph is arrested and held in solitary confinement for his presumed crimes.

Part 1: Why do you think Joseph is arrested?

Part 2: Why do you think Joseph isn't killed during his imprisonment?

Part 3: What might be some of the effects of the time in solitary confinement?

Essay Topic 3

When Anna is given a ticket to see her father again, she is not happy to leave her family and friends.

Part 1: Why doesn't Anna want to go to see her father?

Part 2: Why doesn't Anna's father come to see her after her graduation?

Part 3: What might be a better present for Anna after her graduation?

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