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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 is the time in China when Peter and Kay call Daniel for his birthday?

2. What is Daniel supposed to be doing in Chapter 13 when he writes a song instead?

3. At Ardsleyville, how often were Polly and the others allowed to exercise?

4. How long is Polly's flight when she leaves Fuzhou?

5. What is the name of the student in Chapter 11, who tells Polly how prepositions provide additional information in phrases?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization does Daniel have about his relationship with Peter and Kay?

2. How does Daniel feel about taking summer classes at Carlough?

3. Why did no one know what happened to Polly?

4. Where is Polly when Daniel comes to China?

5. How did Leon find Polly?

6. Why does Daniel leave Ridgeborough even though he finished his summer classes with passing grades?

7. How is Fuzhou Polly different from New York Polly?

8. Where does Leon live?

9. What was it like for Polly at Ardsleyville at first?

10. What is Beijing like when Daniel arrives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Everything is very different in Ridgeborough. Deming struggles to adjust to a new culture, and he misses his mother and family. How does Deming adjust to living with the Wilkinsons, and what challenges does he face?

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