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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 magazine reveals the details of Joseph's imprisonment to Anna and Genevieve?

2. Anna later realizes just how much of her personality she has received from ___________.

3. What do Anna and Genevieve do after mass one Sunday?

4. Who thinks that Joseph isn't coming to meet them in Los Angeles because of something that she did?

5. What do Anna and Genevieve soon learn about the condition of Genevieve?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Genevieve show to Anna after the party for her and Jack?

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

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

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

8. What doesn't Anna talk about as a part of her social life in South Pasadena?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Anna begins to notice that her mother looks different than she did in Shanghai, and that she is changing to adapt to the LA culture.

Part 1: Why do you think Genevieve changes the way she dresses?

Part 2: Do you think you would change the way you dress if you were in a new city?

Part 3: How do you think the changes to Genevieve's appearance impact Anna?

Essay Topic 3

Anna thinks that Joseph hasn't come home because of something that she did, and she tells her mother this is the way she feels.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna believes she did something wrong?

Part 2: How can a child begin to understand the complexities of war?

Part 3: What might you have said to Anna to help her better understand the situation?

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