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Who does Shirley have a closer relationship with: her mother or her father?
Her father.
What color is the stone "jade"?
Green.
WHICH event happened first:
a. Shirley has her first piano lesson
b. Shirley gets roller skates
First piano lesson
After their boat left China, WHERE did it land in the USA (city or state).
San Francisco, CA
On her first day in Brooklyn, WHY does Shirley go to the store?
To buy cigarettes.
WHO is Shirley's servant when she is still in China?
Awaiting Marriage.
WHAT did Shirley sleep on in her new home (what was her bed made of)?
Two drawers turned upside down (with cushions).
WHICH is more like baseball:
a. stoop ball
b. stick ball
b. stick ball
After their train trip, the family took a taxi to WHERE?
Brooklyn
WHY is Shirley's mother unhappy about cooking in America?
They had a cook and servants in China (and she's not very good at it). "In America, the wife cooks".
WHO is the "'tallest and the strongest and the scariest girl in all of the fifth grade"?
Mabel.
WHAT were Shirley's TWO NAMES before she changed it to Shirley Temple Wong?
Sixth Cousin & Bandit
WHICH is true:
a. "she decided to cross the school yard like an emperor" is a metaphor
b. "she decided to cross the school yard like an emperor" is a simile
simile: "LIKE an emperor"
On their journey from China, their train traveled from WHERE to WHERE?
(city or state TO city or state)
San Francisco, CA to New York, NY
WHY did Shirley's teacher say she should go to the eye doctor?
She was trying to "wink" but kept "blinking" instead.
WHO is the patriarch of the Wong family?
Grandfather.
What grade does Shirley enter upon her arrival in NY and how old does she SAY she is?
Fifth grade.
She says she's 10 (but she's only 8).
WHICH is the "female head of a family or tribe"?
a. matriarch
b. momtriarch
c. grandtriarch
a. matriarch
WHERE did Shirley go for lunch on her first day of school?
Mr. P's store, or deli (delicatessen).
WHY was Shirley embarrassed whenever she got a compliment?
It was not Chinese custom to give compliments. She wasn't used to the praise.
Who is "the favored grandchild" and "cute as a dumpling"?
Precious Coins.
WHAT is the name of the author of this book?
Betty Bao __________
Betty Bao LORD.
WHICH character in the story had "fiery red hair brushed skyward"?
Shirley's teacher, Mrs. Rappaport.
WHERE did Shirley go for her piano lessons (what floor in her building and the name of the teacher)?
Floor of the building: basement
Name of the teacher: Señora Rodriguez
Why does Shirley's mom call her "China's little ambassador"?
Because she felt that the reputation of all Chinese was "on her shoulders"; Shirley represented China and needed to do her best and be "extra good".