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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rose's mother recorded Bing's death _______________________.
(a) By hiding the Bible
(b) With disappearing ink
(c) With an erasable pencil
(d) With a flowery inscription

2. Suyuan Woo packed all of her belongings into a _________________.
(a) Wheelbarrow
(b) A back pack
(c) A kimono sling
(d) Four wheeled cart

3. Ying-Ying's family is __________________.
(a) A poor family of servants
(b) A fishing family
(c) A boat family
(d) Well-to-do

4. The eternal aspect of Lindo's marriage was symbolized _________________________________.
(a) With a candle lit at both ends
(b) A ceremony with red scarves
(c) A ride through town on a palanquin
(d) A tea ceremony about eternity

5. The woman intends to learn in America how to __________________________________.
(a) Raise her own food
(b) Raise swans where they are free
(c) Open a business for Chinese
(d) Speak perfect American English

6. 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

7. Lena's father's heritage is __________________.
(a) Mandarin
(b) Cantonese
(c) English-Irish
(d) Italian

8. In this parable, the corner represents ________________________________.
(a) The line between safety and danger
(b) The turning point for the family
(c) The mother's skewed anxiety
(d) The growth process of the child

9. Jing Mei is afraid that if she does not find the prodigy in herself she will _________________________-.
(a) Not quite measure up
(b) Not be able to compete with her cousin
(c) Always be nothing
(d) Not learn to play chess

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

11. Waverly's mother says Waverly's success can be attributed to _______________.
(a) Skill
(b) The gods
(c) Luck
(d) Talent

12. Waverly Jong's mother taught her early about ____________________________.
(a) Dim Sum
(b) Forbidden fruits
(c) Invisible strength
(d) How to shop

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

14. The woman transported the swan ____________________________.
(a) From Shanghai to America
(b) From New York to San Francisco
(c) From Shanghai to Kweilin
(d) From Hong Kong to Shanghai

15. When Ying-Ying got dirty with turtle blood, Amah was afraid Ying-Ying's mother would _______________________________.
(a) Banish them from the village
(b) Banish them both to Kunming
(c) Split them up
(d) Send them to Shang Hai

Short Answer Questions

1. The event that clouds An-Mei's early memory of her mother was _________________________________________________.

2. How did Lena learn that a new baby was coming?

3. Lindo Jong is promised in marriage when she _________________________.

4. When Lena's mother speaks to her in Chinese, Lena ____________________________________.

5. Jing-mei's piano recital was ___________________.

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