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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 8, how often is there a festival that includes culling the fish in B-Mor ponds?

2. In Chapter 4, what type of old car hits Fan?

3. What do Joseph's family wear during his wake in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Loreen hit Fan with when they are driving and Fan will not quit moaning?

5. In Chapter 2, how many people disappear in a month after Reg disappeared and Fan departed?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what places do the people in B-Mor have to go during bad weather and what are those places like?

2. What happens to Fan in Chapter 4?

3. Toward the end of Chapter 9, why does Quig swerve on the road, and how does he explain what happened to Loreen?

4. What was Quig's background?

5. In Chapter 1, what happened to Reg?

6. In Chapter 1, who was Reg and what was he like?

7. How is the landscape outside the compound in Chapter 7 different from what Fan expects?

8. In Chapter 2, why did everyone have to leave Xixu City in New China?

9. In Chapter 11, what is the place like where Quig and his family stay their first night on the road?

10. Why does Quig leave the inn alone at the end of Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On the surface life in B-Mor seems a placid and pleasant place to live. What does life seem to be like in B-Mor? What is life really like there? How are appearances and reality deceiving when it comes to living in B-Mor?

Essay Topic 2

The girls immediately like Fan and enjoy her company. What is the relationship like between the girls and Fan? How does the relationship change the lives of Fan and the girls?

Essay Topic 3

Although the lives of people in B-Mor are controlled, they are also free to leave at any time. Why is the ability to leave B-Mor only a perceived freedom? When Fan leaves B-Mor, does she find freedom? How is her ability to find freedom hampered by the controlled society in the novel?

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