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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Maxine's mother think has poisoned her?
2. How much does Maxine's mother say the slave girl cost?
3. When does the ghost leave Maxine's mother?
4. How does Brave Orchid view her sister when Moon Orchid first arrives?
5. According to Maxine's mother, what flies out of the mail when she opens it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several times throughout the novel, the narrator feels that she is not valued as much as a child born in China. How do these instances affect the narrator's self worth? Describe at least one of these instances, explain the narrator's reaction to it and how it affects her personality using examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, the narrator and her mother have dynamic interactions with one another and an intense relationship. Use the following questions as a guide to craft an essay that describes the narrator's relationship with her mother throughout the novel. Your essay should have a thesis statement describing their relationship. Use the guiding questions to help craft support for your thesis.
Part 1) Compare and contrast the narrator and her mother. Note their similarities and differences, and give examples to support your claims.
Part 2) Choose one way in which the narrator's mother strongly influences the narrator in the novel. Describe the influence, give at least one example of it and explain how it affects the narrator.
Part 3) With whom do you sympathize while reading the novel, the narrator or her mother? Explain and support your choice.
Essay Topic 3
This novel has several autobiographical elements, but we never learn if the narrator and the author are the same person.
Part 1) After learning about autobiographies in class, do you view this novel as an autobiography? Explain why or why not using at least three examples from the text to support your position.
Part 2) Do you think the author and the narrator are the same? Explain why or why not.
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