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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 year did Zhang leave China?

2. How old is John Morrison when he and his parents leave Jamaica?

3. In what direction does Pao's mother have Zhang lying on his cot when Zhang is dying?

4. What does Karl call the nightclub he opens in England?

5. In Chapter 23, during what year was there open warfare on the streets of Kingston?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Cecily propose be done with the grocery business after Henry Wong dies?

2. Describe DeFreitas as he looks when Pao meets with him in Chapter 20.

3. What was it like when the children were at Lady Musgrave Rd.?

4. How is Zhang's body prepared for burial?

5. In the 1970s, what are some ways that people try to smuggle money out of Jamaica?

6. In Chapter 34, why is Mui so desperate to return to Jamaica?

7. What reason does Pao give for wanting to know how the children spent their time at Lady Musgrave Rd.?

8. Why does Mrs. Samuels come to see Pao?

9. What does Father Michael tell Pao about becoming John Morrisson's godfather?

10. What terms does Manley have to meet when he goes to the International Monetary Fund for help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

A new police sergeant is brought in to help fight corruption. Discuss the corruption in the police department and Sergeant Brown's role in taming that corruption.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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