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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. Where did a CEO go on a trip with Carter Branson and never return?

2. How is Nanchoy injured when he comes to Afong's room in Chapter 11?

3. Where does Mrs. Bidwell's husband have her committed?

4. When Alby introduces herself to Lai King, how long does he say it has been since his mother died?

5. In Chapter 11, where does Afong remember she spent her first night in the care of the Hanningtons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Afong gives Nanchoy's name as the winner at her final performance?

2. What happens when Nanchoy hears Afong cry for help when she is having a nightmare in Chapter 11?

3. What does Dorothy remember doing when she was 14 and ran away from a temporary foster home?

4. Where does Lai King's mother take her?

5. What instructions does Mr. Hannington give Afong for her last performance?

6. After the weather improves, what food do Alby and Lai King share?

7. Why does Louise tell Dorothy that she is going to take Annabel?

8. Where does Carter Branson take Greta to dinner, and why does she walk home?

9. What is Louis's mother like?

10. When Guto is in charge, how does he control the teachers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Many Daughters of Afong Moy? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions? How do the allusions Ford uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

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

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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