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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Mina, whom John Leal encountered in the gulag?
(a) She moved to the United States.
(b) John Leal killed her.
(c) She killed herself.
(d) She died with her unborn child.

2. What does John Leal encourage Phoebe to talk about?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her dead mother.
(c) Her academic interests.
(d) Her favorite films.

3. Whom does Will follow home from a food cart in Beijing?
(a) A stray dog.
(b) A young girl.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A group of thugs.

4. In what room on campus is there a grand piano?
(a) Mather Hall.
(b) Pfeiffer Hall.
(c) Claflin Hall.
(d) Wyeth Hall.

5. Who is David Ling?
(a) Will's economics professor.
(b) Phoebe's Uncle.
(c) The President of Edwards.
(d) Julian's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Will from?

2. What is the name of the private college club where Phoebe invites Will?

3. At what gate does Phoebe first meet Julian?

4. In what Chinese city did John Leal live?

5. What story does Phoebe tell her friends about her childhood in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What personal item of Phoebe's does John Leal look inside?

2. Where does Will work?

3. Who is Phoebe's Korean friend at Edwards?

4. What fraternity does Will pledge?

5. What does Will do on New Year's Eve?

6. Where are Phoebe and her mother driving home from on the evening of the car accident?

7. Why does Phoebe get angry with Will after winter break (in Chapter 13)?

8. With whom does Will hold a research position?

9. What is the name of the pregnant girl whom John Leal met in a gulag?

10. Why does Will ask for a promotion?

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