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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. During the war, it was not well-known that the Japanese entered ________________________.
2. Waverly had to become ill before her mother would _____________________________-.
3. Lindo knows that Chinese people will know that her daughter ___________________.
4. Waverly chooses the best crab on the platter for _______________________.
5. Waverly has an ignorant fear of Jing-mei's hairdresser _______________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. It becomes more obvious in this chapter the kinds of adults that Jing-Mei and Waverly have grown into. Who is more likable?
2. Is there a character in this story who might be represented in this parable?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. Does Rose grow in this chapter?
6. 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?
7. What is the purpose of a mother trying to impose her own values on her daughter's life?
8. Discuss what is meant in this chapter by "double face."
9. How does it affect Jing-Mei to meet her long lost sisters in China?
10. In this chapter we learn the origin of Bing's name. What is it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine why An-Mei Hsu named her youngest child Bing, and explore the irony that Tan creates with Bing's death. How is Bing's role related to An-mei's religious beliefs, and what does his death represent?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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