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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. How long after John Garland dies does Faye change the sheets and remake the bed?

2. When Mrs. Bidwell finds Zoe reading poetry at an old picnic table in the night, what flowers does she give Zoe?

3. Who does Annabel draw on a sky tiger that she says is looking for her in Chapter 2?

4. Where has John Garland flown from when he lands badly wounded in Kunming?

5. How long was the Canton Uprising in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the weekly general meeting at Summerhill?

3. What a school worker tell Dorothy about an incident with Annabel in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Faye remember about survivors of the Canton Uprising?

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

6. What does Afong do in America?

7. Who was the real Afong Moy?

8. Who does Lois bring to the hospital in Chapter 8, and how are they injured?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Ford uses in The Many Daughters of Afong Moy? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

For hundreds of years, Chinese women's feet were broken and tightly bound to change their size. Why did women like Afong have their feet broken and bound?

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