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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. Ying-Ying feels that her daughter's home _________________________.
(a) Is cold and unfriendly
(b) Has no life in it
(c) Is boring and dull
(d) Is too fancy

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

3. An-Mei's mother told her a story of a tear-eating __________________.
(a) Popo
(b) Turtle
(c) Bird of joy
(d) Little pond

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

5. Canning Woo's nickname, Syau Yen, means __________________.
(a) Small fox
(b) Happy boy
(c) Little ghost
(d) Little Wild Goose

Short Answer Questions

1. An-Mei finds that in Tientsin, she has a __________________.

2. An-Mei's brother cannot come with their mother because _______________________________.

3. Ted makes the assumption that ______________________-.

4. What the daughter sees in the mirror is _____________________.

5. In the mirror, the mother sees ______________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. 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?

5. Why does Rose's mother say that Rose is without wood?

6. Does Ying-Ying love her husband, Saint?

7. "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.

8. Lindo knows Waverly's weak spots, and pokes at them. Discuss what they are.

9. Why does Lena have such a strange financial relationship with Harold?

10. It becomes more obvious in this chapter the kinds of adults that Jing-Mei and Waverly have grown into. Who is more likable?

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