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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. Who does Dorothy see in an alley during her first visit to Epigenesis?

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

3. How many older sisters does Afong have?

4. How much do people pay to watch Afong perform in Chapter 3?

5. How old was Ford when he attended his first concert--Van Halen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lai King watch in Chapter 9?

2. Who was the real Afong Moy?

3. What is epigenetic inheritance?

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

5. Who is Mrs. Bidwell?

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

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

8. What is the Shanghai Marriage Market?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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