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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. Now that Fay is back living at her parents', what song does Miss Cicely play on the piano all the time?

2. In Chapter 30, what illness does Zhang have?

3. What type of candy does Pao take to Margaret Morrison when he visits her and the baby?

4. Where were Fitzgerald and the two police constables when they disappeared?

5. How many columns run from the ground to the roof of the semi-circular carport of Pao's new house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are Jamaicans not in charge of their own destiny in 1980?

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

5. Under what conditions does Pao get permission to write his children?

6. How did Fay manage to kidnap the children?

7. Who does Miss Cecily blame when Kenneth dies?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Morrisons ask Pao to be the godfather for the baby they adopted. Discuss reasons why Pao should or should not be the baby's godfather.

Essay Topic 3

Merleen Chin visits Pao. Discuss Merleen's problem and how it is solved.

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