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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lindo is disappointed that she could not __________________________________.
(a) Get her daughter to give up American ways
(b) Teach her daughter to do things the easy way
(c) Teach her daughter how to better speak Chinese
(d) Instill Chinese character in her daughter

2. What the daughter sees in the mirror is _____________________.
(a) Her mother's face
(b) Her mother's face and her own
(c) Her own face
(d) Her future granchild's face

3. Rose finds the imagery of Ted doing monkey business __________________.
(a) Outrageous
(b) Unnerving
(c) Humorous
(d) Disgusting

4. Clifford St. Clair's gifts to Ying-Ying were ___________________________.
(a) A reflection of his personality
(b) Bought from local merchants
(c) Ridiculous and tawdry
(d) Cheap compared to the wealth to which she is accustomed

5. Ying-Ying thinks that if she cuts her spirit loose, ______________________________________.
(a) Her pain will will meld and become one with her daughter's
(b) Her mistakes will all be forgiven
(c) She will atone for her daughter's sins
(d) Her tiger nature will enter her daughter

6. Why did Lena feel she caused Arnold's death?
(a) Because she wounded him emotionally
(b) She ate all of her rice
(c) She compared him to lepers
(d) She intended for him to die

7. Waverly gives up chess for good because she ________________________________-.
(a) Begins to lose tournaments
(b) Is tired of dealing with her mother
(c) Lost track of her strategy
(d) No longer believes she has a gift

8. The sisters in China were told their mother was dead by __________________.
(a) Jing-Mei
(b) A telegram from Jing-Mei's father
(c) A phone call from Auntie An-Mei
(d) A letter from Auntie Lindo

9. An-Mei's mother makes life in Tientsin sound __________________________________.
(a) Frightening and mysterious
(b) A city filled with foreigners
(c) A dangerous tourist town
(d) Abundant and exciting

10. What is the supposed effect of a mirror at the foot of the bed?
(a) It is bad luck to be able to see your partner while in bed
(b) The mirror will reflect the wrong way
(c) Things in the marriage will turn backward
(d) Marriage happiness will bounce back

11. Suyuan Woo compares Waverly to a crab, saying she _________________________________________.
(a) She is missing something, like the crab's leg
(b) She is without feelings, like the crab
(c) Is always moving sideways and crooked
(d) Her claws are sharp but slow, like the crab

12. Rich's reaction to his unintended insults toward Lindo was _________________________________________.
(a) He was loyal to Waverly
(b) He thinks they do not like him
(c) He never realized he had done anything wrong
(d) He admitted his bleak failure

13. The pastor, Wing, was a __________________________-.
(a) A longtime friend of Rose's mother
(b) A childhood friend of Ted's
(c) A convicted criminal
(d) Childhood friend of Rose's brother

14. Lindo's mother told her as a child that _________________________________.
(a) She would grow up to be unfortunate
(b) She would later learn to worry and lose her hair
(c) She would marry well
(d) She would follow her nose to good luck

15. Jing-mei's job is that of a _____________________.
(a) Copywriter
(b) Architect
(c) Accountant
(d) Tax attorney

Short Answer Questions

1. Waverly has an ignorant fear of Jing-mei's hairdresser _______________________________.

2. At lunch together, Waverly's mother _____________________________________.

3. Waverly chooses the best crab on the platter for _______________________.

4. How did Lena's eating problem manifest itself?

5. Jing-Mei Woo travels to China with ____________________-.

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