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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. In what type of restaurant is Jim's birthday dinner held?

2. What building is now at the location where Deming and his mother lived pre-Bronx?

3. Where does Travis Bhopa have to live after his mother leaves his father for another man?

4. How many months was Leon on the boat from Fujian?

5. How long had it been in Chapter 10 since Polly sent Deming to live with Yi Ba?

Short Essay Questions

1. What email does Daniel receive from Michael Chen, and how does the email make him feel?

2. How did Polly get pregnant?

3. What has Michael been doing since he and Daniel last saw one another?

4. What conversation do Daniel and Kay have on her birthday?

5. How is Daniel reunited with Vivian, and what does she give him?

6. Why did Polly send Deming back to China to live with her father?

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

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

9. Why does Vivian Deming to social services?

10. What does Deming's mother tell him about moving in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Ko use imagery to help readers imagine the world where characters live in The Leavers?

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

Polly was an illegal immigrant in both New York City. What were her experiences as an illegal immigrant, and how did those experiences traumatize her?

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