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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. Suyuan Woo hoped her daughter _________________________________.
2. As national chess champion, Waverly is touted as __________________________.
3. Lindo was forced to live with her future in-laws because ______________________________________.
4. How did Ying-Ying's rescuers determine she was not a beggar?
5. The clothes Ying-Ying wears for the Moon Festival are ________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Jing-Mei satisfied to hit the wrong notes on the piano?
2. This parable is loaded with symbolism. Since the old woman paid a "foolish sum" for the swan, and then loses it, what might this symbolize?
3. Discuss why Lindo's clever scheme works on her mother-in-law.
4. 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?
5. How could a woman with twin babies leave them at the side of the road?
6. Why is Bing's name written in erasable pencil in the Bible's Death section?
7. Since the little girl is too young to be told about them all, discuss what some of the twenty-six malignant gates might be.
8. Ying-Ying has remained a frightened child into her adulthood, and now her daughter is forced to live with Ying-Ying's fears. Why is Ying-Ying St. Clair so afraid?
9. 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?
10. Why did An-Mei's mother return to her sister's home where she was so unwanted and rejected? Was her mother the person An-Mei had thought she was?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
San Francisco's Chinatown has always held a mysterious fascination for tourists and outsiders, perhaps because the Chinese in this area held on to their old customs and did not readily meld with Americans. Research and write about San Francisco's Chinatown, its origins, its development and the present-day culture there.
Essay Topic 2
Gold, as a medium of exchange, has been highly valued for centuries. Do some research on gold and write an essay on the early origins of its use, why it retains its value, and how it is used today. Form your own opinions as to the future of the value of gold, and give your reasons for your opinions.
Essay Topic 3
Many Chinese people settled in San Francisco during the 1800s. What was it about San Francisco that drew them during that particular period of time? Write an essay and describe the impetus for coming to California. Did the Chinese generally stay and make homes here? Were they readily accepted in the U.S. What were their particular challenges here?
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