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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. At lunch together, Waverly's mother _____________________________________.
(a) Criticizes Waverly's choice of friends
(b) Criticizes everything about the restaurant and food
(c) Is nervous and skittery
(d) Is concerned about her heart

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

3. Lena is certain her mother is able to _________________________.
(a) Read tea leaves
(b) Figure things out
(c) See the future
(d) See all the bad things around her

4. Waverly has an ignorant fear of Jing-mei's hairdresser _______________________________.
(a) Because he works on Howard Street
(b) Because he is gay
(c) Because he is reckless
(d) Because she fears for her daughter

5. The mother has purchased a new mirror at _______________________.
(a) The Price Club
(b) Twice Used Store
(c) Dollar Store
(d) Macy's

Short Answer Questions

1. Rose finds the imagery of Ted doing monkey business __________________.

2. What does the jade pendant symbolize?

3. Why did Lena feel she caused Arnold's death?

4. An-Mei's mother was not always a fourth wife, but was once a _______________________.

5. The grandmother imagines the baby in this parable to be ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Ying-Ying's story is vast and complex, and one that her daughter has never known or understood. Why, in this chapter, has she decided to tell Lena everything about her life?

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

7. What is the lesson the woman is trying to impart, and the question she is wanting to have answered?

8. Is there a character in this story who might be represented in this parable?

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

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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