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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The mother has purchased a new mirror at _______________________.
(a) Macy's
(b) Dollar Store
(c) Twice Used Store
(d) The Price Club

2. Old Mr. Chou is ___________________________________.
(a) A neighbor who tends Rose's garden
(b) A Chinese fortune teller
(c) An old friend of An-Mei's
(d) A fantasy figure from the world of sleep

3. Jing-Mei Woo travels to China with ____________________-.
(a) Her father
(b) Her children
(c) Her aunties
(d) Her sisters

4. Rose being "without wood" symbolizes ________________________.
(a) Her lack of a home
(b) Her weak nature
(c) Her
(d) Her lack of furniture

5. Lindo's oldest son, Winston, ___________________________.
(a) Went away to school
(b) Went to college and became a doctor
(c) Is a Chinese Baptist
(d) Died in a car accident at sixteen

Short Answer Questions

1. Rich's reaction to his unintended insults toward Lindo was _________________________________________.

2. Clifford St. Clair's gifts to Ying-Ying were ___________________________.

3. Lena is certain her mother is able to _________________________.

4. Lindo is disappointed that she could not __________________________________.

5. Jing-Mei's paternal aunt and her father speak ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. The fact that June Woo's mother has searched for a lifetime for her two daughters, and then dies before she can see them again, is strongly ironic. How might the story have been different if she had lived to make the trip to China and reunited with her daughters?

2. In this chapter we learn the origin of Bing's name. What is it?

3. What is the lesson the woman is trying to impart, and the question she is wanting to have answered?

4. Ying-Ying's story is vast and complex, and one that her daughter has never known or understood. Why, in this chapter, has she decided to tell Lena everything about her life?

5. Does Ying-Ying love her husband, Saint?

6. Why is An-Mei's family so miserable?

7. "Peach blossom luck" is a feng shui belief that certain objects and angles in a room will influence the happiness and longevity of a marriage. Discuss why or why not this might be possible.

8. It becomes more obvious in this chapter the kinds of adults that Jing-Mei and Waverly have grown into. Who is more likable?

9. Why does Rose's mother say that Rose is without wood?

10. Lindo knows Waverly's weak spots, and pokes at them. Discuss what they are.

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