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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 color are the shoes that Afong made with her ah-ma on her 14th birthday?

2. What day of the week does Summerhill have their weekly general meeting?

3. How many movies are available to watch in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 4, where does Dorothy remember the rain being warm and welcoming?

5. In Chapter 9, where does Lai King like to sit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the weekly general meeting at Summerhill?

2. What treatments has Dorothy tried?

3. What happens after Afong marries a dead man?

4. What did Dorothy used to do with Graham, and how did Louis feel about it?

5. What is epigenetic inheritance?

6. What happens when the man Afong is to marry dies before their wedding?

7. What award does Greta receive in Chapter 5 and why?

8. Why do Lai King and her family to leave Chinatown in Chapter 9?

9. What issues does Dorothy have, and how does Louis handle her erratic behavior?

10. What does Afong do in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lai King has her freedom curtailed when during the cholera outbreak and on the ship to China. How do her race and then her social class limit her freedom in those circumstances?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Ford use more metaphors or similes in The Many Daughters of Afong Moy? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

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