Structure
Meaning
Imagery
Language
Effect on Reader
100
Hong Kingston uses the space between the stories of China and America to emphasize:
What are the cultural differences between China and America?
100
"My mother cooked for us" and "my father had made the money for the fare at last" are examples of what motif examined in Shaman?
What are gender roles?
100
Who is symbolized by the silver splinters when Hong Kingston writes "smashing the little mirrors into silver splinters."
Who is the crazy lady?
100
Does the quotation "we're no longer attached to one piece of land, we belong to the planet? have figurative language? If so, what literary device is used?
What is a metaphor?
100
When Maxine says that her and her mother are both dragons, this shows that Maxine has found her:
What is identity/worth?
200
The element of creative non-fiction used during "talk-story" in A Woman Warrior.
What is narrative?
200
Brave Orchid says "I would still be young if we lived in China" stems from her still considering China to be her:
What is home?
200
On page 88 which paragraph appeals to the sense most?
What is the second paragraph?
200
What does "she was a capable exorcist" on page 92 symbolize?What theme does this contribute to?
What are ghosts?
200
Is there a generation gap between parents and children today? In what ways are these similar to Brave Orchid and Maxine?
What is your personal response?
300
The element of creative nonfiction displayed through the second paragraph on page 88. "the river twisting in circles, the trees upside down"
What is the element of craft of writing?
300
"I shut my teeth together, vocal cords cut, they hurt so. I would not speak words to give her pain." This quotation applies to which motif throughout the memoir?
What is silence?
300
Hong Kingston provides the in-depth description of the monkey to contrast against:
What is the American lifestyle?
300
What type of figurative language is explored through "As if the earth could open a door to them"?
What is personification?
300
When Hong Kingston writes "I am really a Dragon, as she is a Dragon, both of us born in dragon years. I am practically a first daughter of a first daughter." She attempts to give American readers insight into:
What are Chinese traditions and customs to emphasize the importance of the nickname?
400
To emphasize the remainder of Chinese traditions in a Chinese-American at the end of the chapter, Hong Kingston ends the section with:
What is a reflection?
400
The apparent subject on page 103 in the fourth paragraph is that Maxine's mother endures much pain in the physical labor she does. The deeper subject is:
What is her mother endures the challenges and difficulties she is faced with living in America.
400
"Although her bindings had come loose, her tiny feet made her body sway pleasantly" reinforces which motif?
What is inferiority in women?
400
The fact that "time was different in China" to Brave Orchid shows the reader the generation and cultural gap between Brave Orchid and:
Who is Maxine?
400
Can you Maxine and Brave Orchid's parent-child relationship to your own life? In which ways do they differ?
What is your personal opinion?
500
Each section in The Women Warrior begins with:
What is "talk story"?
500
The stoning of the crazy lady who was thought to be a spy for the Japanese was used to show the cultural differences even between these two Asian countries.
What are Japan and China?
500
"The little mirrors in her headdress shot rainbows into the green" made the crazy lady seem magical, emphasizing the villagers belief that she was:
What is a spy?
500
Hong Kingston writes "No tickee, no washee, mama-san?" to impersonate these ghosts.
Who are white ghosts?
500
In America, do we have an equivalent to "ghosts"? Are they the same types of ghosts?
What is your personal response?
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