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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 will the Hanningtons be going after Afong's last performance in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 15, how long has it been since Lai King saw the bodies of the Chun family being hauled away?

3. When Dorothy leaves with Annabel after Louise says she is taking Annabel, when is Typhoon Tenjin predicted to make landfall?

4. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the man Dorothy dances with on a boat?

5. How long does Afong remember the journey took on the ship to America?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Greta lose her job and Sam?

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

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

4. What is Louis's mother like?

5. What does Afong remember and what is she told about the examination by the doctors?

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

7. What happens after Dorothy goes to the bathroom when she feels queasy in Chapter 16?

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

9. Why is Afong the first Chinese woman Nanchoy has ever seen?

10. What does Dorothy remember about her mother's love life and her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Self-care involves behaviors or activities a person might do to ensure their well-being, their health, or to manage illness. Why does Dorothy believe self-care is important and Louis does not? What do their views reveal about them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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