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

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

4. When she immigrated,what did Lena's father rename Ying-Ying?
(a) Su
(b) Betty
(c) Angel
(d) Teresa

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

6. Rose realizes that fate is shaped half by expectation, and _________________________.
(a) Half by pride
(b) Half by inattention
(c) Half by negative thinking
(d) Half by the gods

7. The Mah Jong tiles are arranged into ___________________.
(a) Three piles
(b) Three stacks
(c) Four walls
(d) Four columns

8. The mother's fear for her child is that _______________________________________.
(a) The child will become lost
(b) The child will be struck by an automobile
(c) The child will be kidnapped by strangers
(d) The child will fall down and she will not hear her cry

9. In order to promote her fertility, Lindo was given ________________________.
(a) Scissors and sewing needles
(b) Gold and jewelry
(c) Polished dowry furniture
(d) Strong backrubs

10. Waverly's mother wanted Vincent's chess set _________________________.
(a) To be thrown away
(b) To be replaced with a new one
(c) To have the missing pieces restored
(d) To be returned to its owner

11. Which kind of daughter did Jing-mei's mother want?
(a) Free spirited
(b) Obedient
(c) Focused
(d) Rebellious

12. Ted is frustrated with Lena because ___________________________.
(a) She is still attached to her family
(b) She cannot make a decision
(c) She does not like his mother
(d) She wants to control the relationship

13. The child's mother responds to the question about the twenty six gates, by _________________________________.
(a) Holding and rocking the child
(b) Silently ignoring the child's question
(c) Dragging out an old Chinese book
(d) Writing the bad things on paper

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

15. 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 believed in Jesus and obeyed her parents
(d) If she really believed in Santa Claus