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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Rose Hsu Jordan, "Half and Half".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between the child and mother there is a discernible sense of ______________________________.
(a) Bonding between them
(b) Disappointment and anger
(c) Strong communication
(d) Love and affection

2. The child's mother responds to the question about the twenty six gates, by _________________________________.
(a) Silently ignoring the child's question
(b) Writing the bad things on paper
(c) Dragging out an old Chinese book
(d) Holding and rocking the child

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

4. The old woman's daughter swallowed this, more than sorrow.
(a) Coca-Cola
(b) Humiliation
(c) Green tea
(d) Coffee

5. As national chess champion, Waverly is touted as __________________________.
(a) The Great American Hope
(b) A poor child from Chinatown
(c) The funeral parlor's mascot
(d) Bobby Fischer's best friend

Short Answer Questions

1. Lindo Jong's family treated her ________________________________.

2. The Twenty Six Malignant Gates is about _____________________________________________.

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

4. Tyan-Yu was _____________________________.

5. Waverly's mother pretending to understand chess is ____________________________.

(see the answer key)

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