Characters
Vocab.
Conflict
Comprehension
Motivation
100
What is the narrator's name?
What is Jing-Mei
100
Define reproach:
What is disapproval
100
Give an example of character vs. character
What is mom v. Jing-Mei...
100
How does the mother see America?
What is as the land of opportunity
100
What is motivation?
What is a reason for doing something
200
Who is the narrator's chess-playing cousin?
Who is Waverly
200
Define conspired:
What is planned together secretly
200
Give an example of internal conflict.
What is Jing-Mei vs. herself
200
What kind of hair cut did the narrator have?
What is a Peter Pan hair cut
200
What is Jing-Mei's motivation for bringing up the dead babies?
What is to hurt her mother and make her sad
300
Who does Old Chong live with?
Who is his mother
300
In the sentence, "But my mother's expression was what DEVASTATED me," what does DEVASTATED mean?
What is destroyed/upset
300
What was the conflict between Jing-Mei's mother and Waverly's mother?
What is jealousy
300
What tv show did the narrator want to be on?
What is The Ed Sullivan Show
300
What is Old Chong's motivation for giving piano lessons?
What is getting a clean apartment
400
Name the young actress the narrator's mother wanted her to become.
Who is Shirley Temple
400
Define sentimental:
What is emotional; showing tender feeling
400
Give an example of character vs. society
What is when Jing-Mei went against her mother's wishes
400
Give an example of one of the ways the narrator's mother tried to make her into a prodigy.
What is --Shirley Temple hair, studying, testing, etc.
400
The narrator's mother's ambitions for her daughter are motivated by
What is the American dream
500
What is wrong with Old Chong
What is he is deaf
500
"I'm not going to play anymore," I said NONCHALANTLY. "Why should I? I'm not a genius." Define NONCHALANTLY:
What is seemingly uninterested
500
What was interesting about the two song titles that Jing-Mei played?
What is that they expressed her life at the time of the recital and her life post-piano playing.
500
Where does Old Chong live?
What is downstairs
500
Jing-Mei's motivation for not working hard at her piano lessons is that she
What is hates feeling pressured by her mom
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