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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, An-Mei Hsu, "Magpies".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jing-mei's mother ______________________________.
(a) Sold the piano
(b) Got rid of the piano music
(c) Had the piano tuned
(d) Gave the piano back to Jing-Mei

2. The child finally decides to ______________________.
(a) Try a different route
(b) Run away from home
(c) Be a better child
(d) Defy the mother

3. How did Ying-Ying's rescuers determine she was not a beggar?
(a) She had on embroidered clothing
(b) Her manners were polished
(c) She was pale with soft feet
(d) She did not speak but could only cry

4. How was Ying-Ying rescued from the water?
(a) She was pulled ashore by brigands
(b) A snake held her above water
(c) She swam to a fishing boat
(d) Fishermen pulled her up in their net

5. Suyuan Woo's beautiful mah jong table was made of __________________.
(a) Teak
(b) Bamboo
(c) Hong mu
(d) Rosewood

Short Answer Questions

1. Rose Hu's confession that her marriage is ending prompts An-Mei to __________________________________-.

2. When in China, the women of the Joy Luck Club were not allowed __________________________.

3. Lena's father's heritage is __________________.

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

5. The child cannot read about the Malignant Gates because _______________________________.

(see the answer key)

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