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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 Chapter 19, where has Polly been working?

2. Where is Polly when Deming comes to China?

3. Where does Deming/Daniel remember he and Polly saw a woman and son who looked like them in Chapter 11?

4. Where did one of Leon's relatives run into him and tell him that Polly was looking for him?

5. When did the Empress have her summer vacations at Summer Palace?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Polly when Daniel comes to China?

2. What doubts does Kay remember having when Daniel first came to live with her and Peter?

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

4. Why was Polly transferred to a cell and what was it like there?

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

6. What happens when Peter and Kay call Daniel on his birthday?

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

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

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

10. What does Polly do after Deming leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Ko use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Leavers?

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

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Audacity?

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