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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. On what floor do Dorothy, Annabel, and Louis live in the Smith Tower?

2. How did Lai King's father's mother die?

3. How long has the man Greta's parents want to match her with been living in Shanghai?

4. In Chapter 1, how often is an airplane hanger converted into a theater?

5. In Chapter 1, what type of plane crash lands?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Faye save the life of a pilot named John Garland?

2. Who is Mrs. Bidwell?

3. What happens after Afong marries a dead man?

4. What does Faye find in a box of John Garland's personal items?

5. How does Dorothy think of her relationship with Louis, her partner, in Chapter 2?

6. What is epigenetic inheritance?

7. What does Lai King watch in Chapter 9?

8. What is the weekly general meeting at Summerhill?

9. What story does Mr. Hannington tell about Chinese women and bound feet, and how does it differ from Afong's story?

10. What does Ford have in common with his son that makes him wondering if there is a genetic proclivity for tastes in music?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Ford use idioms in The Many Daughters of Afong Moy? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Afong believes being a woman is a punishment for wrongs she did when she was a man in another life. What does being a woman mean to Afong? What does her life reveal about gender roles?

Essay Topic 3

Afong’s life is controlled by the Hanningtons. What power do the Hanningtons have over her? What agency does she lack in her life? Why is she not able to make decisions for herself?

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