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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 often does the restaurant at the Space Needle make a complete rotation?

2. What is the name of the sailor who nearly stops Lai King when she takes Alby to steerage?

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

4. What is Dorothy's middle name?

5. What type of orchestra is available for first-class passengers on Lai King's ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Louis's mother like?

3. What news does Nanchoy tell Afong when Afong receives a reply to the letters she has sent home?

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to Mrs. Bidwell?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Epigenesis Center is where Dorothy decides to go to get treatment for her mental health issues. Why are Dorothy and Louis concerned and suspicious about the facility? How are Dorothy's concerns allayed? Does Louis ever change his mind about the center?

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

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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