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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Hsus find that their Chinese relatives do not want American gifts, but prefer ____________.
2. Rose's mother admitted to God that _______________________.
3. The swan represents to the old woman ____________________________.
4. The woman's plans for the swan involve _________________________________.
5. Ted is frustrated with Lena because ___________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why might it be that Jing-Mei continues to be a failure?
2. Discuss the "scar" reference. How did it happen and why?
3. What triggers Ying-Ying's early memory of her traumatic fall from the family boat?
4. Is Ying-Ying a neglected child?
5. The Moon Lady says woman is the dark yin, and man is the bright truth of yang. How did this kind of thinking affect the characters in this book over their lifetimes?
6. Does the little girl fall from the bicycle because her mother is right, or because she is afraid her mother is right, or is it just a chance circumstance?
7. Discuss Waverly's mother's response to Waverly's success. Why might a daughter of Lindo Jong be seen as special? Why would Lindo want to brag and grandstand her daughter?
8. The soup An-Mei's mother made for her dying mother was the ultimate show of love for her mother. What does it symbolize?
9. Discuss Ying-Ying's mental state and some of its origins.
10. Discuss why Lindo's clever scheme works on her mother-in-law.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Every year people are swept out to sea while vacationing at the beaches on the Pacific coastline. Rose Hsu's younger brother, Bing, got into a particularly precarious position before losing his life in the powerful ocean. Research and write an essay about the several predictable things that people do, or things that they ignore at the coast, that can prove dangerous and sometimes fatal. (This information is readily available from California, Oregon and Washington government agencies.) Why is this such an ongoing problem?
Essay Topic 2
Research and write a biography on the author, Amy Tan. In addition to general information about Tan, draw some conclusions as to how and why she knows so much about a time before she was alive. Is her material all from personal experience or is it researched?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on Chinese festivals and annual rituals, their origins, their meanings, whether they are still practiced. Can any of them be compared to certain beliefs and practices in the United States? If so, contrast and compare.
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