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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 does Joseph stage before he is shipped to Vancouver in order to get him out the country?

2. When the war ends, the city of Shanghai is controlled by the ____________ government.

3. What does Joseph obtain in order to begin to import cars and trucks into the country?

4. What happens when Anna reads about her mother's condition at the library?

5. Genevieve tells Anna that according to newspaper articles, Joseph was released from prison and is now in __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joseph's journalist friend confirm about the movement Joseph sees one night?

2. What does Joseph do when the government orders him to leave Hong Kong?

3. What is not in the letter that Genevieve receives from Joseph in May of 1942?

4. What happens when Joseph opens the house on Hungjoa during this part of the story?

5. What does Anna notice about the behavior of Joseph once he returns to live with them?

6. What doesn't Anna talk about as a part of her social life in South Pasadena?

7. What does Genevieve tell Anna about when she calls her in January 1954?

8. Where do Jack and Anna live once they are married after she graduates from college?

9. What does Genevieve tell Anna about her father when they learn he will be coming home?

10. What does Joseph find when he returns to his office on Yuen Thing Yuen Road?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anna begins to worry about her father when she learns of his story through a Life Magazine article.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna still cares about her father?

Part 2: Do you think Anna should spend her time worrying about her father?

Part 3: How do you think you would react if you were in Anna's position?

Essay Topic 2

Anna learns about the war and its atrocities, even though her parents try to shield her from it.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna's parents still reveal details about the war in front of their daughter?

Part 2: Should a child be exposed to the details of war and conflict?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible to completely shield a child from the horrors in the world?

Essay Topic 3

When Anna is given a ticket to see her father again, she is not happy to leave her family and friends.

Part 1: Why doesn't Anna want to go to see her father?

Part 2: Why doesn't Anna's father come to see her after her graduation?

Part 3: What might be a better present for Anna after her graduation?

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