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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 is the name of the ship that Eliza boards?

2. Where is Rose immediately sent when she and Karl are separated?

3. What is Jeremy's brother named?

4. Who says: "Her misfortune was to fall in love with a bad man. You are her redemption"?

5. Tao Chi'en goes to work for whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does fate intervene for Eliza at the end of "The News"?

2. Why has Rose never been married?

3. In what way is Rose's father more similar to her than to his sons?

4. Why does Agustin eventually allow Paulina to have a public wedding?

5. Why does Paulina want John to be the captain of her steamship?

6. Why does Eliza feel comfortable in California?

7. Describe Joaquin's childhood.

8. Describe Michael's appearance.

9. Do you think Eliza truly feels like she is part of the Sommers family?

10. What does Tao Chi'en learn about happiness from his second owner, the zhong yi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three characters who have changed their names throughout the story. What is the significance of these name changes? How are their reasons for doing this different or similar?

Essay Topic 2

Upon being acquainted, Eliza and Joaquin seem to have very little in common. What do they see in each other? Eliza and Tao Chi'en also seem to have many differences. Do you think their relationship will work out any better? Use examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

John and Jeremy are brothers who are both major influences in the lives of Eliza and Rose, and they bump heads quite a bit. How are they alike and how are they different? Which brother is better suited to be a father figure to Eliza and even Rose?

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