View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Lena St. Clair, "Rice Husband".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rose's mother recorded Bing's death _______________________.
(a) By hiding the Bible
(b) With a flowery inscription
(c) With disappearing ink
(d) With an erasable pencil

2. Why did Lena feel she caused Arnold's death?
(a) She intended for him to die
(b) She ate all of her rice
(c) She compared him to lepers
(d) Because she wounded him emotionally

3. The symbolic burning of the Five Evils was actually ___________________________.
(a) A cooling ritual
(b) A box with Five Evils inside
(c) A box containing insects
(d) A green coil of burning incense

4. Waverly's mother pretending to understand chess is ____________________________.
(a) Her way of appearing bright to the neighbors
(b) Annoying to Waverly
(c) Her way of bonding with her daughter
(d) Endearing to Waverly

5. How did Lena's eating problem manifest itself?
(a) Her hatred consumed her
(b) Her mother's sack lunches made her sick
(c) She became anorexic
(d) Her skin broke out like leprosy

Short Answer Questions

1. An-Mei Hsu grew up with ___________________________________.

2. An-Mei's brother lost his happiness when _______________________________________-.

3. How was Ying-Ying rescued from the water?

4. Waverly Jong learned the finer points of chess from ___________________.

5. The Hsu family had four sons and ______________________.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 255 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample