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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Ying-Ying St. Clair, "The Moon Lady".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Filling out so many forms at customs, the woman _________________________________________.
(a) Forgot why she had come and what she left behind
(b) Forgot where she was and became confused
(c) Accidentally left the swan aboard the ship
(d) Forgot to take the swan with her

2. Mah Jong is __________________.
(a) Fortune telling
(b) A board game
(c) A poker game
(d) A word game

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

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

5. The old woman's daughter swallowed this, more than sorrow.
(a) Coffee
(b) Coca-Cola
(c) Green tea
(d) Humiliation

Short Answer Questions

1. The old woman wants to use perfect English to explain ________________________________.

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

3. Lindo was able to convince her in-laws to end her marriage by ______________________________.

4. In the city, a new type of thinking allows _________________________________.

5. Suyuan Woo's beautiful mah jong table was made of __________________.

(see the answer key)

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