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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 does Louis's mother live?

2. Who did Carter Branson hire to play for his 30th birthday party?

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

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

5. When Greta has dinner with Carter at the Space Needle, what does he say is the projected price of a share of stock for Syren?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Louis's mother like?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to Mrs. Bidwell?

8. What happens to Alby?

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

Dorothy tries to get along with Louise. However, Louise is very controlling and makes it clear that she does not approve of Dorothy. Why is the relationship between the women challenging?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Afong believes being a woman is a punishment for wrongs she did when she was a man in another life. What does being a woman mean to Afong? What does her life reveal about gender roles?

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