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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. Rose being "without wood" symbolizes ________________________.
(a) Her lack of furniture
(b) Her weak nature
(c) Her
(d) Her lack of a home

2. The grandmother imagines the baby in this parable to be ________________________.
(a) Syi Wang Mu
(b) Buddah's granddaughter
(c) Hwai dungsyi
(d) Empress of China

3. Jing-Mei Woo travels to China with ____________________-.
(a) Her aunties
(b) Her sisters
(c) Her father
(d) Her children

4. Three days of sleeping may have given Rose _________________.
(a) A deeper sense of confusion
(b) New nightmares about Ted
(c) A new strength
(d) A break from work

5. Lena and Harold are both _________________.
(a) Realtors
(b) Building designers
(c) Contractors
(d) Architects

Short Answer Questions

1. The grandmother wonders if the child is laughing because __________________________________.

2. Lindo is disappointed that she could not __________________________________.

3. Ted makes the assumption that ______________________-.

4. Lindo's oldest son, Winston, ___________________________.

5. Ying-Ying feels that aborting her baby was ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. "Peach blossom luck" is a feng shui belief that certain objects and angles in a room will influence the happiness and longevity of a marriage. Discuss why or why not this might be possible.

2. What is the purpose of a mother trying to impose her own values on her daughter's life?

3. Discuss what is meant in this chapter by "double face."

4. Does Rose grow in this chapter?

5. In this chapter we learn the origin of Bing's name. What is it?

6. Why is An-Mei's family so miserable?

7. How does it affect Jing-Mei to meet her long lost sisters in China?

8. Lindo was a very strong girl, traveling alone and finding her way in San Francisco. How does Waverly compare to her mother in terms of strength and character?

9. Why did An-Mei feel she had no choice but to marry Wu Tsing?

10. What does Jing-Mei's mother mean when she says that everyone else, with the exception of Jing-Mei, wants the best quality? How is Jing-Mei different?

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