Do Not Say We Have Nothing Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 28:

1.

What does Ai-ming request from Projectionist Bang? (from Coda)

Several copies of the Book of Records.

The help of a pianist to recreate Sparrow's sonata from the nine remaining pages.

Information about her great-aunt and -uncle's lives in the re-education camps.

A recording of a performance of Sparrow's unfinished symphony.

2.

Why does Swirl agree to marry Wen the Dreamer? (from Part 1, Chapters 1 - 2)

Big Mother Knife approves of him.

Swirl admires Wen's beautiful calligraphy.

Swirl is impressed by Wen's novel, the Book of Records.

Wen is a skilled singer and poet.

3.

What happens to the Book of Records after Wen and Swirl are forced from their home? (from Part 1, Chapters 3 - 4)

Big Mother Knife attempts to retrieve it but it is trapped in Wen and Swirl's cellar.

Wen and Swirl keep the Book of Records for the rest of the novel.

It is destroyed by the peasants, but other copies are found later.

Big Mother Knife retrieves it from their home and later brings it with her to Shanghai.

4.

What makes Yiwen become emotional during her conversation with Marie? (from Part 0, Chapters 3 — 1)

She is angry at herself for her harsh words towards Ai-ming in her final letter to her.

She is reminded of the death of Ling, Ai-ming's mother.

She hears that Sparrow sent Kai a copy of his sonata, which Ai-ming thought was destroyed.

She remembers what life was like for young people in China in the 1980s.

5.

When is the last time Marie hears from Ai-ming? (from Part 1, Chapters 5 - 6)

A letter Marie receives from Ai-ming in 1996.

An email Marie receives from Ai-ming in 1998.

Their last phone conversation immediately after Ai-ming crosses the border from Vancouver into the US.

A phone call Marie receives from Ai-ming in 1996.

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