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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. What mineral is discovered in Jamaica in the 1950s?

2. How old is the waitress who is with Meacham's daughter during the murders?

3. How old is Meacham's daughter?

4. What animal does Pao compare Gloria to in Chapter 9?

5. How many courses are served for dinner during Pao and Fay's honeymoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What goals were Manley and Bustamante working for?

2. In the 1940s, Kingston was bursting with U.S. sailors. Who visited Jamaica in the 1950s?

3. What types of food does Pao describe eating on his honeymoon with Fay?

4. What does Gloria do when Pao comes to see her on the Tuesday after he tells her about his marriage?

5. What does Pao's mother say about Fay in Chapter 12?

6. Who is Zhang?

7. How did Gloria's relationship with Pao become personal rather than simply business?

8. How does Pao find a way to meet the Wongs?

9. How does Chin introduce Sergeant Brown for the Wholesale Provision Merchants' Association?

10. What did Gloria ask Pao to do at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 23, Pao agrees to work with Kenneth in the supermarket business. Discuss the business arrangement between Pao and the Wong's and how it works out.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 12, Pao and Baker agree to work together. Discuss Pao and Baker's business relationship.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 24, Pao begins to realize that he needs to find a legal business. Discuss why and how Pao plans to get out of the protection business.

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