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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. Where does Leon's wife work?

2. In Chapter 19, where has Polly been working?

3. In Chapter 11, what three places does Yong think he and Polly should go on a vacation?

4. What does Daniel do when he stays in Fuzhou in Chapter 19?

5. What number apartment does Leon live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Polly search for Leon when she was returned to China?

2. Why does Polly not eat oatmeal?

3. Where is Polly when Daniel comes to China?

4. What Daniel decide his life will be at the end of The Leavers?

5. How did Leon find Polly?

6. How is Daniel spending his days in Chapter 21?

7. Where does Leon live?

8. How does Polly fit in with the other women at the Fuzhou Business Leaders Forum?

9. What is Beijing like when Daniel arrives?

10. What does Polly tell Yong about Deming, and how does Yong react?

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

In The Leavers, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Deming’s mother disappears, and it seems as though he has been abandoned. How does the fact that Deming believes his mother abandoned him affect him and cause him to struggle with life?

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