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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 does Anna learn about Joseph's work when he is not with the family?

2. When is Anna's baby due, which is when Genevieve hopes to live until?

3. Joseph ends up telling Anna that Shanghai is not a __________ for a little girl.

4. The family welcomes Joseph to __________, and he is soon accepted as a part of the family again.

5. During what year of her college education does Anna learn about her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Anna decides to read about her mother's diagnosis at the library?

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

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

4. What happens when Joseph writes frequently and sends gifts at Christmas to Anna?

5. What does Genevieve tell Anna about her father when they learn he will be coming home?

6. What happens as a result of the investigations by the Communist government?

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

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

9. What is not in the letter that Genevieve receives from Joseph in May of 1942?

10. What does Joseph tell Anna about his life when they are at a nearby Chinese restaurant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the family's friends have left Shanghai, but Joseph refuses to do so, even though the area is dangerous and unstable.

Part 1: Why do you think Joseph doesn't want to leave Shanghai?

Part 2: Why have so many of Joseph's friends left Shanghai?

Part 3: How do you think you might act if others in your life left your city or the country in a time of crisis?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Joseph doesn't get a job as Genevieve suggests, which upsets her as they begin their new life in California.

Part 1: Why doesn't Joseph get a job as he is asked to do by his wife?

Part 2: How might you have responded if your spouse didn't get a job as you expected them to?

Part 3: Do you think Joseph should have gotten a job?

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