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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. During an epidemic in Shanghai, Ying-Ying worked in ____________________.
2. Lindo knows that Chinese people will know that her daughter ___________________.
3. Lindo's oldest son, Winston, ___________________________.
4. Jing-mei's job is that of a _____________________.
5. The pastor, Wing, was a __________________________-.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Rose's mother say that Rose is without wood?
2. What is the purpose of a mother trying to impose her own values on her daughter's life?
3. How does it affect Jing-Mei to meet her long lost sisters in China?
4. Discuss what is meant in this chapter by "double face."
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. It becomes more obvious in this chapter the kinds of adults that Jing-Mei and Waverly have grown into. Who is more likable?
7. Why does Lena have such a strange financial relationship with Harold?
8. Why is An-Mei's family so miserable?
9. "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.
10. What is the lesson the woman is trying to impart, and the question she is wanting to have answered?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about matchmaking in China. Although this practice was certainly not confined to China, it was practiced for several reasons, besides simply tradition. Research and understand the importance of this process, and share it in an essay, with examples and illustrations.
Essay Topic 2
Write a small, authentic Chinese cookbook, complete with recipes using some of the odd and unusual ingredients used in Chinese cooking. Note the creativity used in Chinese recipes, the origins of which were used out of necessity and to make use of what was available. No microwave recipes allowed!
Essay Topic 3
Many Chinese people settled in San Francisco during the 1800s. What was it about San Francisco that drew them during that particular period of time? Write an essay and describe the impetus for coming to California. Did the Chinese generally stay and make homes here? Were they readily accepted in the U.S. What were their particular challenges here?
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