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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Parable.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lindo was able to convince her in-laws to end her marriage by ______________________________.
(a) Crying and wailing
(b) Playing into their superstitions
(c) Offering them all of her gold
(d) Being infertile

3. The white swan was purchased _____________________.
(a) Aboard the train
(b) In San Francisco
(c) In New York City
(d) In Shanghai

4. Auntie had a tongue "like hungry scissors _________________________.
(a) cutting a colorless winter melon."
(b) cutting my confidence."
(c) eating silk cloth."
(d) tearing at the heart."

5. The child finally decides to ______________________.
(a) Run away from home
(b) Defy the mother
(c) Be a better child
(d) Try a different route

Short Answer Questions

1. Rose is afraid to tell her mother about her divorce because _______________________________________.

2. When Teresa and her family get over their anger, and hug and kiss, Lena ______________________________________.

3. The mother's fear for her child is that _______________________________________.

4. What the daughter sees in the mirror is _____________________.

5. What does the jade pendant symbolize?

(see the answer key)

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