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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. Where is Leon living when Daniel and Michael reunite?
2. Where did Kay grow up?
3. Who took Deming to China when Polly had to send him to Minjiang?
4. How long after Daniel's first visit to see Angel, Jim, and Elaine, was he adopted by the Wilkinsons?
5. When Deming and his mother lived in an apartment on Rutgers Street, how many roommates did they have?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Polly and Yong meet and marry?
2. How is Daniel reunited with Vivian, and what does she give him?
3. What does Daniel learn about Vivian's role in him being placed with the Wilkinsons?
4. What does Deming learn when he goes back to New York City with the Wilkinsons to see their friends and their adopted Chinese daughter?
5. Why do Daniel's parents come to visit him in New York?
6. What happened to Polly at the nail salon at the end of Chapter 10?
7. What conversation do Daniel and Kay have on her birthday?
8. How did Polly get pregnant?
9. What problems does Daniel have with gambling?
10. How did Polly meet Leon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Polly was an illegal immigrant in both New York City. What were her experiences as an illegal immigrant, and how did those experiences traumatize her?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Leavers? How do these viewpoints influence what readers know about events and character? How does changing points of view help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 3
In The Leavers, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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