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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. When Alby introduces herself to Lai King, how long does he say it has been since his mother died?

2. What flowers does Carter send Greta after photos of her having dinner with him go viral and he sells Syren stock?

3. For the performance that Hannington touts as Afong's final performance before she returns to China, what grand cash prize is he offering in a drawing in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 11, what is the only fruit Afong has had in months?

5. How is Nanchoy injured when he comes to Afong's room in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dorothy remember doing when she was 14 and ran away from a temporary foster home?

2. What happens to Alby?

3. Where does Lai King stay on the ship and what is it like?

4. How does Greta lose her job and Sam?

5. What instructions does Mr. Hannington give Afong for her last performance?

6. What happens when Nanchoy hears Afong cry for help when she is having a nightmare in Chapter 11?

7. Why is Afong the first Chinese woman Nanchoy has ever seen?

8. What happens to Mrs. Bidwell?

9. What does Afong remember and what is she told about the examination by the doctors?

10. How does Lai King's father get sick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Afong believes being a woman is a punishment for wrongs she did when she was a man in another life. What does being a woman mean to Afong? What does her life reveal about gender roles?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Dorothy’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and healing?

Essay Topic 3

Teachers and students decide to run Summherill as a fascist state as a study of government. What happens during the experiment and what goes wrong and why?

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