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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Rose Hsu Jordan, "Half and Half".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to strategy, Waverly learns the finer points of ___________________________.
(a) Choosing presents wisely
(b) Choosing her adversaries
(c) Chess etiquette
(d) Being humble around men

2. The child in this parable is __________________.
(a) A seven-year-old boy
(b) A ten-year-old girl
(c) Seven-years-old
(d) A teenager

3. Amah is Ying-Ying's ___________.
(a) Nursemaid
(b) Aunt
(c) Mother
(d) Sister

4. Waverly replaces the missing chess pieces with _____________________.
(a) Lifesavers
(b) Stones from the alley
(c) Ones she makes from dough
(d) Her brother's submarine figures

5. Between the child and mother there is a discernible sense of ______________________________.
(a) Bonding between them
(b) Disappointment and anger
(c) Strong communication
(d) Love and affection

Short Answer Questions

1. The event that clouds An-Mei's early memory of her mother was _________________________________________________.

2. The only father An-Mei knows is ___________________.

3. Waverly's mother uses Waverly __________________________.

4. A man on the street leers and acts threatening to Lena's mother. Her mother feels this happened because ______________________________.

5. When she immigrated,what did Lena's father rename Ying-Ying?

(see the answer key)

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