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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Very few guests attended Lindo's wedding because _______________________________.
(a) The wedding was not important to the village
(b) It was raining
(c) :Lindo's future husband was not well-liked
(d) The Japanese had invaded the area

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

3. An-Mei's mother is considered a "ghost" because _________________________________.
(a) She is only a fourth wife
(b) She has deserted her children
(c) She has had too many children
(d) She had children out of wedlock

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

5. Amah is Ying-Ying's ___________.
(a) Mother
(b) Aunt
(c) Nursemaid
(d) Sister

Short Answer Questions

1. Waverly's mother uses Waverly __________________________.

2. In this parable, the corner represents ________________________________.

3. The eternal aspect of Lindo's marriage was symbolized _________________________________.

4. What did Jing Mei guess was the capital of Finland?

5. The child finally decides to ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. The woman wishes for a daughter just like herself, but there are some caveats. Discuss the things she does not want for her daughter.

2. Discuss Ying-Ying's mental state and some of its origins.

3. How could a woman with twin babies leave them at the side of the road?

4. The parable is obviously based on a current-day story in which one of the mothers in the book tries to warn her daughter of her superstitions. Discuss other instances in the book up until this point where mothers feel they know so much more than their daughters.

5. Waverly's unusual talent becomes a reason to pamper and spoil her. Does she appreciate this treatment? How does it affect her?

6. Is Ying-Ying a neglected child?

7. Rose's mother, An-Mei Hsu, has raised quite a large family in America. What might have made her want so many children?

8. What triggers Ying-Ying's early memory of her traumatic fall from the family boat?

9. Jing-Mei Woo's mother and Waverly Jong's mother compete through their daughters' failures and successes. Are the two women friends?

10. What is the difference between the little girl's response to her mother's admonishment about riding the bicycle, and the response that one of these older women might have had to their mothers' warnings years ago?

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