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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. In Chapter 9, what color is Joy's hair partially dyed?

2. What feature does Frank's mother prize in girls?

3. What is Frank's parents' first language?

4. What problem does Joy's parents have with her boyfriend?

5. Who is Frank's best friend in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Joy's and Frank's parents take the lie that Joy and Frank are dating?

2. What does The Store mean to Frank's parents?

3. Why does Frank call himself and the children of his parents' Korean friends The Limbos?

4. In Chapter 11, what does the phrase "gem swapping" refer to?

5. What are some of the problems that begin to arise between Joy and Wu?

6. In Chapter 14, how does Frank feel telling Brit Means he loves her?

7. What are the two lucky numbers for the characters in names that Frank discusses in "Before We Begin," and what tradition does this belief come from?

8. What is Q's reaction when Frank asks Q who he likes?

9. What are The Gatherings?

10. Why is Frank's sister Hanna exiled from the Li family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of Frank's personal experiences of being treated differently - and negatively - because of his race? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the specific shared experiences and history that forms the basis of the bond between Frank and Q, citing references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Frank's father's terrible fight with the Song family reveal to Frank about they dynamics of "The Tribe" that he never realized before? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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