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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 language does Greta remember does not have a word for date?

2. How many older sisters does Afong have?

3. In Chapter 9, what color flag replaces the British flag on a ship Lai King watches?

4. When Dorothy was a teen, what did her friends always say a band would be called if she ever formed a heavy metal band?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the real Afong Moy?

2. What treatments has Dorothy tried?

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

4. What does Afong do in America?

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

6. What happens after Afong marries a dead man?

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

8. In Chapter 2, when does Dorothy remember was the last time she spoke to a police officer and the circumstances that caused her to speak to an officer?

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

10. What is the Shanghai Marriage Market?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Epigenesis Center is where Dorothy decides to go to get treatment for her mental health issues. Why are Dorothy and Louis concerned and suspicious about the facility? How are Dorothy's concerns allayed? Does Louis ever change his mind about the center?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Ford use imagery to help readers imagine the worlds where characters live in The Many Daughters of Afong Moy?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of The Many Children of Afong Moy? How does the way that Ford uses the viewpoints of six different characters influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having following different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

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