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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The event that clouds An-Mei's early memory of her mother was _________________________________________________.
(a) Her aunt slapped her face
(b) She was severely burned as her mother was leaving
(c) She fell as she ran toward her mother
(d) She becomes convinced her that her mother was dead

3. The child of this Chinese mother proves to be ______________________________.
(a) Happy and rambunctious
(b) Strong willed and disrespectful
(c) Slightly slow
(d) Happy to stay where t is safe

4. An-Mei lives in the house owned by ___________________________.
(a) Her grandmother
(b) Her uncle and aunt
(c) Her grandfather
(d) Her mother's husband

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

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

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

8. Popo says a girl who refused to listen to her elders ___________________________.
(a) Eventually poisoned herself
(b) Turned into an overrripe squash
(c) Shook her brains out of her ear
(d) Grew a large white melon in her stomach

9. As national chess champion, Waverly is touted as __________________________.
(a) A poor child from Chinatown
(b) The funeral parlor's mascot
(c) Bobby Fischer's best friend
(d) The Great American Hope

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

11. Lena's paranoia is increased by ___________________________________________.
(a) Sirens screaming up and down the hill
(b) The sound of fighting in surrounding apartments
(c) Someone on the fire escape
(d) The sounds of traffic and dogs outside

12. What did Jing Mei guess was the capital of Finland?
(a) Sacramento
(b) London
(c) Nairobi
(d) New York

13. Rose's mother, in exchange for Bing, gave to the ocean _____________________.
(a) Her teacup
(b) A sapphire ring
(c) A bamboo pole
(d) Her bible

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

15. Ying Ying was disappointed to find out the Moon Lady in the play _________________________________.
(a) Was only an actress
(b) Was a figment of her imagination
(c) Could not grant wishes
(d) Was actually a man

Short Answer Questions

1. The swan represents to the old woman ____________________________.

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

3. Amah is Ying-Ying's ___________.

4. What was Ying-Ying's unspoken wish?

5. Lena's great grandfather probably died from _____________________.

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