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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alexandra drink to soothe her stomach?
(a) Soda.
(b) Beer.
(c) Milk.
(d) Ginger tea.

2. What phrase did the schoolyard kids use to tease Alexandra with?
(a) They called her a poor girl.
(b) Mean words about her eyes.
(c) A Chinese song that was popular back then.
(d) Her name backwards - Jing Zhang.

3. What shoes get stuck on Alexandra's feet at the party?
(a) Boots of pebbled gold leather.
(b) Fancy sneakers.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Stiletto heels.

4. What kind of a job does Alexandra think she is offered just because she is Asian?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Adjunct professor.
(c) Underwriter.
(d) Chef.

5. Who is Yamei Kin's husband?
(a) Hippolytus.
(b) Healey.
(c) Cletus.
(d) Michael.

6. What does Alexandra's mother advise her to say back to the classmate who makes fun of her in kindergarten?
(a) That he is no box of chocolates.
(b) That his nose is big and pointy and ugly.
(c) That he is fat.
(d) That he looks like a ghost.

7. What kind of chess set does the house Alexandra and J are renting have?
(a) Dragon.
(b) Glass.
(c) Wood.
(d) Plastic.

8. Who do Alexandra's parents say she is killing if she kills a spider?
(a) The spirits.
(b) Her pets.
(c) Her ancestors.
(d) The seasons.

9. Which relative of J's is having a birthday party in Part III?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) Uncle Bill.
(d) His grandmother.

10. What name do Alexandra and J come up with for their make-believe blog?
(a) Haunted Ithaca.
(b) Crazy in Ithaca.
(c) That's so Ithaca.
(d) Clean Ithaca.

11. Who writes of his successful marriage to a white woman in January 1937?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Pardee Lowe.
(c) Mark Lavelle.
(d) Bob Henderson.

12. What is the main feature of the weather in Ithaca when Alexandra and J arrive?
(a) Humidity.
(b) Hot sun.
(c) Rain.
(d) Snow.

13. What does a boy in Alexandra's high school ask her that is racist and inappropriate?
(a) Why Asian women always ate rice.
(b) Whether all Asian women had small breasts.
(c) Whether all Asian women had black nipples.
(d) Why Asian women had no body hair.

14. Where does Alexandra keep secretly looking for jobs sometimes?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) New York City.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Chicago.

15. Who was stabbed and killed at age 17 in 1983 at Alexandra's high school?
(a) Ming Young.
(b) Didi Bi.
(c) Thong Hy Huynh.
(d) Bao Ying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexandra think the East Coast "understands" better than the West Coast?

2. What does a man at the museum suggest Alexandra can help his wife with?

3. Which of the following superstitions do Alexandra's parents pass down to her?

4. What song does J sing to the cat and dog?

5. How does Alexandra find herself feeling about Rob?

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