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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lena's mother speaks to her in Chinese, Lena ____________________________________.
(a) Tries to pretend she does not understand
(b) Translates for her father accuratey and succinctly
(c) Writes down everything and translates it later
(d) Does not repeat some of what her mother says

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

3. How did Lena learn that a new baby was coming?
(a) Her aunt and uncle told her
(b) A used crib showed up in her bedroom
(c) Her mother sat down and explained it to her
(d) Her father shared the news with her

4. When she was bored, Jing-mei ________________________________.
(a) Read the Bible
(b) Looked at herself in the mirro
(c) Watched her mother jump up to adjust the television
(d) Counted the foghorn bellows on the bay

5. Suyuan Woo's beautiful mah jong table was made of __________________.
(a) Bamboo
(b) Teak
(c) Hong mu
(d) Rosewood

6. The mother's superstitions may have been confirmed when ___________________________.
(a) The child made it around the corner
(b) The child fell from the bike
(c) The child's bike was broken
(d) The two argued about the dangers

7. Jing-mei, tired of being pushed by her mother, develops _______________________.
(a) Her talent as a pianist
(b) A loud voice
(c) A rebellious spirit
(d) Her relationship with Waverly

8. The child in this parable is __________________.
(a) Seven-years-old
(b) A ten-year-old girl
(c) A seven-year-old boy
(d) A teenager

9. Rose was surprised that her mother had ___________________________.
(a) Taken her bible on the search
(b) Given up on finding Bing
(c) Learned how to drive
(d) Left her father behind

10. Jing-mei's mother ______________________________.
(a) Sold the piano
(b) Got rid of the piano music
(c) Had the piano tuned
(d) Gave the piano back to Jing-Mei

11. Throughout the discussion between the mother and child, the mother continues to _______________.
(a) Read
(b) Knit
(c) Rock in her chair
(d) Cook

12. The clothes Ying-Ying wears for the Moon Festival are ________________________.
(a) Ritual clothes
(b) Five Evil clothes
(c) Festival clothes
(d) Tiger clothes

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

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

15. The Hsu family went to beach so that Rose's father could __________________________.
(a) Spend time with his wife
(b) Fish in the ocean
(c) Play with his children
(d) Sunbathe

Short Answer Questions

1. An-Mei's mother left her behind in order to _____________________________________________.

2. What frightens Jing-mei the most is that _______________________________.

3. The winner of the American Mah Jong game takes home _________________________.

4. In Chinese culture, respect for one's ancestors is called ___________.

5. Waverly's mother uses Waverly __________________________.

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