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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rose was surprised that her mother had ___________________________.
(a) Learned how to drive
(b) Given up on finding Bing
(c) Taken her bible on the search
(d) Left her father behind

2. Lindo Jong is promised in marriage when she _________________________.
(a) Is two-years-old
(b) Reaches adolescence
(c) Is twelve-years-old
(d) Is old enough to consent

3. Lena's father's heritage is __________________.
(a) Italian
(b) Cantonese
(c) English-Irish
(d) Mandarin

4. Tyan-Yu was _____________________________.
(a) Much like a brave Chinese warrior
(b) An overbearing brute of a husband
(c) A sex addict
(d) Like a small child who never grew up

5. Suyuan Woo's beautiful mah jong table was made of __________________.
(a) Rosewood
(b) Bamboo
(c) Hong mu
(d) Teak

Short Answer Questions

1. The Hsus find that their Chinese relatives do not want American gifts, but prefer ____________.

2. Jing-mei's mother ______________________________.

3. Ying Ying was disappointed to find out the Moon Lady in the play _________________________________.

4. Lindo became aware of who she really was when ________________________________.

5. The eternal aspect of Lindo's marriage was symbolized _________________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might it be that Jing-Mei continues to be a failure?

2. Ying-Ying has remained a frightened child into her adulthood, and now her daughter is forced to live with Ying-Ying's fears. Why is Ying-Ying St. Clair so afraid?

3. The parable is obviously based on a current-day story in which one of the mothers in the book tries to warn her daughter of her superstitions. Discuss other instances in the book up until this point where mothers feel they know so much more than their daughters.

4. Discuss the reason that An-Mei's mother is considered a "ghost" and does not live with her children.

5. What might Ying Ying have been planning to ask the Moon Lady for if she had not become lost?

6. Lindo Jong became the property of her husband's family long before she went to live with them. Discuss how this changed the way her mother perceived her and treated her.

7. Discuss Waverly's mother's response to Waverly's success. Why might a daughter of Lindo Jong be seen as special? Why would Lindo want to brag and grandstand her daughter?

8. Rose's mother, An-Mei Hsu, has raised quite a large family in America. What might have made her want so many children?

9. Why would Lindo begin to think of her cruel husband as a god?

10. What is the difference between the little girl's response to her mother's admonishment about riding the bicycle, and the response that one of these older women might have had to their mothers' warnings years ago?

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