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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, An-Mei Hsu, "Scar".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the Mah Jong table, Suyuan Woo always sat _________________________-.
(a) Sideways on her chair
(b) Slumped in her chair
(c) Facing the east
(d) Straight and rigid

2. Suyuan Woo packed all of her belongings into a _________________.
(a) Four wheeled cart
(b) Wheelbarrow
(c) A kimono sling
(d) A back pack

3. An army officer told Suyuan Woo _________________________________-.
(a) To go to her husband in Chungking
(b) To hold on to her silk dresses
(c) That the Japanese are losing the war
(d) That her babies will be fine

4. Mah Jong is __________________.
(a) A board game
(b) A poker game
(c) Fortune telling
(d) A word game

5. The old woman wants to use perfect English to explain ________________________________.
(a) The story of the swan to her daughter
(b) Her predicament to customs
(c) Her sister's unfortunate situation
(d) Her reasons for leaving China

Short Answer Questions

1. Auntie had a tongue "like hungry scissors _________________________.

2. The Hsus find that their Chinese relatives do not want American gifts, but prefer ____________.

3. The old woman's daughter swallowed this, more than sorrow.

4. In Chinese culture, respect for one's ancestors is called ___________.

5. Suyuan Woo's husband leaves her to __________________________.

(see the answer key)

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