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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 6, when does Greta remember that the field of epigenetics made great strides in research?

2. What is the last thing Faye reads to John Garland?

3. Where did Dorothy spend a gap year in college?

4. What goddess does a monk hope the dead will be treated favorably by in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 6, where does Dorothy see the policemean who helped her the night of the storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Bidwell?

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

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

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

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

6. What is epigenetic inheritance?

7. What does Lai King watch in Chapter 9?

8. Who was the real Afong Moy?

9. What happens after Afong marries a dead man?

10. What is the weekly general meeting at Summerhill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The storms cause extensive damage to the city. What does Dorothy notice about changes in the city after the stormy? Why does she think there is a "silver lining to disasters, natural or otherwise" (60)?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Greta created a dating app. Why did Greta create the app? How did she hope it would help women?

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