Characters
Vocab.
Conflict
Comprehension
Motivation
100
What is the narrator's name?
What is Nik-an
100

What is disapproval?

Reproach

100
Give an example of character vs. character
Mom vs. Nik-an
100
How does the mother see America?
The land of opportunity and the American dream
100
What is motivation?
What is a reason for doing something
200
Who is the narrator's chess-playing cousin?
Who is Waverly
200

A statement that another person is guilty of a crime or error.

Accusation

200
Give an example of internal conflict.
Nik-an vs. herself
200
What kind of hair cut did the narrator have?
Peter Pan hair cut
200
What is Jing-Mei's motivation for bringing up the dead babies?
To hurt her mother and make her sad
300
Who does Old Chong live with?
Who is his mother
300

To state with force or confidence 

Assert 


300
What was the conflict between Jing-Mei's mother and Waverly's mother?
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?
Getting a clean apartment
400
Name the young actress the narrator's mother wanted her to become.
Who is Shirley Temple
400

Harsh or unpleasant in sound

Discordant:

400
Give an example of character vs. society
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.
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

A person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability.



Prodigy

500
What was interesting about the two song titles that Jing-Mei played?
They expressed her life at the time of the recital and her life post-piano playing.
500
Where does Old Chong live?
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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