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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Rose Hsu Jordan, "Half and Half".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A Chinese Santa Claus asked Waverly ______________________________________.
(a) If she knew her proper age
(b) If she had been good to her parents
(c) If she really believed in Santa Claus
(d) If she believed in Jesus and obeyed her parents

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

3. When in China, the women of the Joy Luck Club were not allowed __________________________.
(a) Focus on winning
(b) To think a bad thought
(c) To leave before sixteen hours were up
(d) To drink more than one cup of tea

4. Rose is afraid to tell her mother about her divorce because _______________________________________.
(a) She knows her mother will disown her
(b) She knows her mother will want her to fix the marriage
(c) She does not want to confuse her
(d) Her mother warned her not to get married

5. Between the child and mother there is a discernible sense of ______________________________.
(a) Bonding between them
(b) Disappointment and anger
(c) Love and affection
(d) Strong communication

Short Answer Questions

1. Rose had to care for her brothers to learn ________________________.

2. The old woman who buys a swan eventually _____________________________.

3. The child cannot read about the Malignant Gates because _______________________________.

4. Waverly was named after ____________________________.

5. Ying-Ying's family is __________________.

(see the answer key)

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