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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 grandmother imagines the baby in this parable to be ________________________.
(a) Buddah's granddaughter
(b) Empress of China
(c) Syi Wang Mu
(d) Hwai dungsyi

2. Why did Lena feel she caused Arnold's death?
(a) She ate all of her rice
(b) Because she wounded him emotionally
(c) She intended for him to die
(d) She compared him to lepers

3. Canning Woo's nickname, Syau Yen, means __________________.
(a) Happy boy
(b) Small fox
(c) Little ghost
(d) Little Wild Goose

4. Ying-Ying feels that aborting her baby was ______________________.
(a) A weak moment
(b) An immature act
(c) A mortal sin
(d) An act of strength

5. Ying-Ying thinks that if she cuts her spirit loose, ______________________________________.
(a) She will atone for her daughter's sins
(b) Her tiger nature will enter her daughter
(c) Her mistakes will all be forgiven
(d) Her pain will will meld and become one with her daughter's

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lena's eating problem manifest itself?

2. What is the supposed effect of a mirror at the foot of the bed?

3. Rose finds the imagery of Ted doing monkey business __________________.

4. Waverly gives up chess for good because she ________________________________-.

5. The grandmother wonders if the child is laughing because __________________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did An-Mei feel she had no choice but to marry Wu Tsing?

3. Does Rose grow in this chapter?

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

5. 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?

6. Lindo was a very strong girl, traveling alone and finding her way in San Francisco. How does Waverly compare to her mother in terms of strength and character?

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. Does Ying-Ying love her husband, Saint?

9. How does it affect Jing-Mei to meet her long lost sisters in China?

10. Discuss what is meant in this chapter by "double face."

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