2. What frightens Jing-mei the most is that _______________________________.
(a) Her mother gave up hope
(b) She did not believe in herself
(c) She had no talent
(d) She felt failure was inevitable

3. A Chinese Santa Claus asked Waverly ______________________________________.
(a) If she really believed in Santa Claus
(b) If she knew her proper age
(c) If she believed in Jesus and obeyed her parents
(d) If she had been good to her parents

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Lindo Jong is promised in marriage when she _________________________.
(a) Is twelve-years-old
(b) Is two-years-old
(c) Is old enough to consent
(d) Reaches adolescence

11. Jing-mei shocked the anger out of her mother by _______________________________________.
(a) Telling her she wished she were not her mother
(b) Refusing to practice on the piano
(c) Making reference to the dead twins
(d) Telling her she was no genius

12. In addition to strategy, Waverly learns the finer points of ___________________________.
(a) Choosing presents wisely
(b) Chess etiquette
(c) Choosing her adversaries
(d) Being humble around men

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

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

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