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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. An-Mei's mother shows up ___________________________.
(a) To retrieve An-Mei and her brother
(b) To reconcile with her children
(c) To challenge An-Mei's aunt
(d) To help her mother in her illness

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

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

4. An-Mei's mother left her behind in order to _____________________________________________.
(a) Have her raised by a woman who was more stable
(b) Save her from her new husband's disregard
(c) Let her have a life with her younger brother
(d) Save An-Mei from her own humiliated station in life

5. Filling out so many forms at customs, the woman _________________________________________.
(a) Forgot to take the swan with her
(b) Accidentally left the swan aboard the ship
(c) Forgot where she was and became confused
(d) Forgot why she had come and what she left behind

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman's plans for the swan involve _________________________________.

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

3. The token saved from the swan carries with it ________________________________.

4. The white swan was purchased _____________________.

5. An-Mei's mother is considered a "ghost" because _________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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