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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. What language is Anna unable to read, according to this section of the story?

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

3. What series of books becomes Ann's favorite when she first discovers them?

4. Questioning means _________, as Joseph learns from a young journalist who he had helped bring into the camp.

5. Colonel _________ tells the people at the camp that so long as they obey the rules, they will be fine.

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men attempt to do in order to help the internees have what they need?

2. What does Joseph do in his office once he realizes that he might be in danger with this new political climate?

3. Why does Gran tell Anna that things will get better, after Anna and her mother have moved to California?

4. How does Anna's mother feel about their home in Shanghai at the start of the book?

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

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

7. What does Joseph say when Genevieve tells him that she has purchased tickets for the family to return to the United States?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joseph becomes poor as a result of the war time restrictions. He needs to sell the things that he owns in order to have money to live.

Part 1: How do you think Joseph feels about becoming poor?

Part 2: Do you think the rich should be made poor during times of war?

Part 3: Why do you think the government restricts the assets of the rich during the war time?

Essay Topic 2

Anna is afraid of being hurt again when her father begins to write to her and her mother again.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna is afraid of being hurt by her father again?

Part 2: How might you respond to Joseph if you were in Anna's position?

Part 3: What do you think Joseph really wants from his family?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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