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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. Whose clothes does Joan borrow at her brother's?

2. What is 2020?

3. What kind of meal do Fang and Tami have as their first date?

4. When is Wuhan sealed off from the rest of the world?

5. What do you have to be able to do to be a nurse, according to Joan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Reese's desk in his absence from work?

2. What does Fang ask when Joan tells him about her raise?

3. What important piece of information does Joan not tell Mark about her recent personal past?

4. What does Joan do when she only has one week of work at the hospital in December?

5. What does Madeline do when Joan tells her she is going on leave for six weeks?

6. What is "chuang" supposed to feel like?

7. Why is Reese upset in Part III?

8. Why does Mark give so many things to Joan?

9. In January, what alarming news comes from China?

10. What does Mark say the first time he sees Joan's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters do you think Wang chooses to compare and contrast to maximum effect with Joan? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Joan feel about her Chinese heritage, and how does Wang describe her reluctance to talk about or exhibit her Chinese connections in front of her colleagues, especially? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions

Essay Topic 3

How does Joan think being left behind in China for so long and separated from their parents has affected Fang's life path, and why does she think this? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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