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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. Who was stabbed and killed at age 17 in 1983 at Alexandra's high school?

2. What does Alexandra's father call J?

3. What causes a major argument between J and Alexandra in Part IV?

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

5. What creature does Alexandra see for the first time in real life in Ithaca?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Alexandra so fascinated by Yamei Kin?

2. What does Alexandra's father do in Part IV that startles and scares her?

3. Why does the professor's offer to Alexandra to teach at her university really insult Alexandra?

4. What offer does Tim make to Alexandra in Part III?

5. How does Alexandra feel about Rob?

6. What kind of advice does Alexandra ask her sister for?

7. How does Alexandra's mother feel about her father continuing to call her?

8. Why does Alexandra continue to sign into Parley after she leaves her old job?

9. Why does Alexandra send J links to articles about diversity?

10. What does Alexandra's seventh grade history teacher say about Chinese people, and how do Alexandra and her mother react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Chang describe the relationship between Alexandra and Tim? How and why do you think Tim tries to help Alexandra in her career? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Alexandra experiences conflicted feelings about her work at the tech publication in the early stages of this novel. Write an essay exploring Alexandra's feelings about her work in the beginning of the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Alexandra feel when people in both America and China voice their presumptions about her language skills in each place? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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