49 pages 1 hour read

Gloria Chao

American Panda

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

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Essay Topics

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Is it likely that Mei’s father will ever accept her independence? What does his firmness say about the power of cultural traditions? How does his behavior compare to the rest of Mei’s family?

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In what ways are secrets internally and externally destructive in the novel? How do they affect each character?

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How does the MIT campus and its “lingo” represent its own culture? Why is this setting important to the story and Mei’s character development?

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