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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Moon Orchid sit at the laundry?
2. Where was the first place Brave Orchid set foot in America?
3. What figure do Maxine and her mother have as a totem?
4. What subjects did all of Brave Orchid's children major in?
5. What illness does Maxine get while at her parent's house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A large part of the novel describes the narrator's childhood.
Part 1) Explain at least two of the secrets the narrator has to keep during her childhood. How do you think these secrets affected the narrator's personal and social life?
Part 2) Why do you think the Chinese American children are warned about immigration growing up? Explain what fears immigrants had during the time period of the novel's setting, and how these fears relate to the events of the novel as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
In "White Tigers" the narrator explains a story about a girl who trains to become a woman warrior.
Part 1) Compare and contrast the narrator and the protagonist of the story.
Part 2) Do you think the narrator admires or despises the protagonist of the story? Explain your answer using examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Choose a small portion of the story that displays a conflict the narrator has with her mother. Rewrite the conflict, this time telling the story from the narrator's mother's perspective. When you have finished rewriting the story, write a paragraph explaining how and why the narrator's mother's point of view on the issue at hand differs from the narrator's point of view.
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