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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 241 - 310).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insult does a kindergarten classmate say to Alexandra that is racist?
(a) Her eyes are funny.
(b) Her hair is too dark.
(c) Her nose is flat and ugly.
(d) Her skin is yellow.

2. Where is the new managing editor at Alexandra's office from in Part II?
(a) Winslow.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Aberdeen.

3. What do people often think about Alexandra's physical appearance?
(a) She dyes her hair an unusual color.
(b) She is very tall.
(c) She is smaller than she actually is.
(d) She looks like an athlete.

4. Who is the wealthy Chinese woman Alexandra's mother wants her to emulate married to?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg.
(b) Reis Thibault.
(c) Rupert Murdoch.
(d) Alan Hindelton.

5. What practice does Alexandra read about Chinese women practicing throughout history?
(a) Ear-piercing.
(b) Foot binding.
(c) Henna painting.
(d) Finger binding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yamei Kin tell a New York audience that she is speaking of in 1904?

2. Why did Alexandra's father once tell her and her siblings they were Jewish?

3. Who is the senior writer who is also Alexandra's deskmate?

4. What television program does Alexandra's father tell her he is watching when he calls her in Part IV?

5. Whose biography does Alexandra start to read in Part IV?

(see the answer key)

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