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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 day has Angel chosen for her birthday?

2. In Chapter 5, how much time has passed?

3. Where does Deming's mother work?

4. What color is the hat Deming's mother wears the last time he sees her?

5. What did Peter's father want him to choose as a career?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Polly at the nail salon at the end of Chapter 10?

2. Who becomes Deming's first friend?

3. What does Polly tell Daniel about herself when he calls?

4. How did Polly get to America and why did she go?

5. What is Leon doing when Michael and Daniel reunite at a Starbucks?

6. What was it like for Polly working at the nail salon?

7. How did Polly meet Leon?

8. In Chapter 2, why does Daniel leave when he is supposed to be playing for Roland?

9. What is the apartment like where Polly and Yong live?

10. Why do Daniel's parents come to visit him in New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daniel is adopted by Peter and Kay Wilkinson. He gets a new name and a new identity when he is adopted. What is communicated about identity through Daniel’s experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Yong likes to think he came from humble beginnings. Did Yong come from humble beginnings? What does that claim reveal about him?

Essay Topic 3

When Polly and Yong began dating, she never told him about her son. As the years passed, she kept the information about her son a secret. Why does Polly keep Deming a secret from Yong until she reunites with her son?

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