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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. The Communists view Joseph's business as a form of ___________, so he is under investigation.

2. Joseph sees a group of ________ loading packages onto a freighter and wonders if this is the process of gold being moved.

3. What does Joseph see being driven by a Chinese man, though he reclaims it in the name of the government?

4. Who walks into the mortuary when Anna is visiting her mother?

5. The government suddenly eliminates the _________ business, which is something Joseph did not expect.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Anna's response to Genevieve's request that Anna forgive her father?

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

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

9. What does Joseph do when the government orders him to leave Hong Kong?

10. Why wasn't Joseph as happy in California as he is when he is living in Shanghai?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The internment camp where Joseph is held doesn't sound bad until there is mention of torture.

Part 1: What do you think of the idea of internment camps for the Chinese?

Part 2: Do you think that internment camps were necessary during war times?

Part 3: How do you think the prisoners at internment camps were treated?

Essay Topic 3

Anna begins to worry about her father when she learns of his story through a Life Magazine article.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna still cares about her father?

Part 2: Do you think Anna should spend her time worrying about her father?

Part 3: How do you think you would react if you were in Anna's position?

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