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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, An-Mei Hsu, "Scar".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chinese culture, respect for one's ancestors is called ___________.
(a) Ni
(b) Ching
(c) Shou
(d) Nuyer

2. The woman's daughter speaks _______________________.
(a) Only Chinese
(b) A combination of foreign languages
(c) An unfamiliar dialect
(d) Only English

3. The woman's plans for the swan involve _________________________________.
(a) Keeping it in America as a sacred pet
(b) Feasting on it when she reaches America
(c) Keeping it alive for good luck
(d) Giving the swan to her daughter

4. An-Mei's mother left her behind in order to _____________________________________________.
(a) Have her raised by a woman who was more stable
(b) Save her from her new husband's disregard
(c) Let her have a life with her younger brother
(d) Save An-Mei from her own humiliated station in life

5. An-Mei Hsu grew up with ___________________________________.
(a) Her father and her little brother
(b) Her mother and father
(c) Her auntie and uncle
(d) Her grandmother and her little brother

Short Answer Questions

1. An army officer told Suyuan Woo _________________________________-.

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

3. Suyuan Woo hoped her daughter _________________________________.

4. Jeing-mei learns that her mother's lost babies ______________________________________.

5. Auntie had a tongue "like hungry scissors _________________________.

(see the answer key)

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