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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 did Dr. Shedhorn used to give patients in microdoses which was "like putting your psyche under a microscope" (146)?

2. What type of fighting does Sam teach?

3. At the end of Chapter 14, how long have Dorothy and Louis been together?

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

5. Who does Lai King's father say found a cure for cholera?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Afong dream after she receives the letter from home and Nanchoy reads it to her?

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

5. In Chapter 11, what plans does Mr. Hannington have for a last performance for Afong?

6. Where does Lai King stay on the ship and what is it like?

7. What does Sam do for the first lunch date he has with Greta?

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

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

10. How does Greta lose her job and Sam?

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

Afong is rarely by herself. Why is Afong lonely even though she is rarely by herself?

Essay Topic 3

In The Many Daughters of Afong Moy, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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