Toggle navigation

|

? HELP

study guides
lesson plans
bios
essays
homework help
Blog
Sign In

Do Not Say We Have Nothing Quiz

Madeleine Thien

This Study Guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Do Not Say We Have Nothing.

Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

Get Do Not Say We Have Nothing from Amazon.com

View the Study Pack

Study Guide

Order our Do Not Say We Have Nothing Study Guide

Show Section Navigation

+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Part 1, Chapters 1 - 2

Part 1, Chapters 3 - 4

Part 1, Chapters 5 - 6

Part 1, Chapters 7 - 8

Part 0, Chapters 7 - 6

Part 0, Chapters 5 - 4

Part 0, Chapters 3 — 1

Coda

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

Styles

Quotes

Order our Do Not Say We Have Nothing Study Guide

Related Topics

Dogs at the Perimeter

Do Not Say We Have Nothing Quiz

Madeleine Thien

This Study Guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Do Not Say We Have Nothing.

Buy and print the Do Not Say We Have Nothing Study Guide

Print

Buy and download the Do Not Say We Have Nothing Study Guide

Word

Buy and download the Do Not Say We Have Nothing Study Guide

PDF

Take our free Do Not Say We Have Nothing quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 28:

1.

Why does Ai-ming feel Beijing is different from Shanghai? (from Part 0, Chapters 5 - 4)

Beijing is scarier and bigger.

She feels safer going out at night in Beijing.

The people are more modern in Beijing and the decorations are less red than Shanghai.

Shanghai is more modern, whereas Beijing is more traditional.

2.

What does Ai-ming request from Projectionist Bang? (from Coda)

The help of a pianist to recreate Sparrow's sonata from the nine remaining pages.

Information about her great-aunt and -uncle's lives in the re-education camps.

A recording of a performance of Sparrow's unfinished symphony.

Several copies of the Book of Records.

3.

When does Kai learn to play the piano? (from Part 1, Chapters 5 - 6)

He learns to play in order to distract himself from the famine ravaging his village.

He learns to play as a child from Jesuit missionaries who built a church in his village.

He learns from the Professor after his arrival in the city.

He learns after his parents' death in order to have a chance at succeeding in the city.

4.

What is the impact of Marie's mother's death on Marie? (from Part 1, Chapters 7 - 8)

Marie attempts suicide.

Marie moves to a new city.

Marie is able to find Ai-ming.

Marie dedicates herself more intensely to her study of mathematics.

5.

What makes Yiwen become emotional during her conversation with Marie? (from Part 0, Chapters 3 — 1)

She is angry at herself for her harsh words towards Ai-ming in her final letter to her.

She remembers what life was like for young people in China in the 1980s.

She is reminded of the death of Ling, Ai-ming's mother.

She hears that Sparrow sent Kai a copy of his sonata, which Ai-ming thought was destroyed.

More summaries and resources for teaching or studying Do Not Say We Have Nothing.

Browse all BookRags Study Guides.

Copyrights

Do Not Say We Have Nothing from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.

BookRags

About BookRags | Customer Service | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

Copyright 2026 by BookRags, Inc.

FOLLOW BOOKRAGS:

Follow BookRags on Facebook

Follow BookRags on Twitter

Follow BookRags on Pinterest