Vocabulary
If music is difficult to listen to, it might be called...
Discordant
This character can be described as a stubborn child
Jing-mei (the narrator)
Where is Jing-mei's mother from?
China
The name "Marie" is an example of what type of noun.
Proper
The prefix -in changes a word in this way
adds "not"
This word is a synonym for the word regretted
Lamented
This term refers to individual qualities that make each character unique
Character traits
Who teachers piano to Jing-mei?
Old Chong
The possessive pronoun that would replace the name Andre
his
If something is insufficient, it is...
not enough
This word means to criticize
reproach
This is what we call a person or animal in a literary work
Character
What actress does Jing-mei's mother want her to emulate?
Shirley Temple
The opposite of incorrect is...
Correct
This word is a synonym for fighting
squabbling
This is what we call a character's unique perspective
point of view
True or False: Jing-mei is proud of her appearance at the talent show at first.
True
The personal pronoun that replaces Mrs. Dadey
she
If he is behaving with indignity, he is acting...
without dignity
This word means without dignity
indignity
From Jing-mei's point of view, her mother only wants her to be a prodigy, so she can do this.
Brag about her
What does Jing-mei's mother exchange for her piano lessons with Old Chong?
She offers to clean Old Chong's apartment.
The possessive pronoun that would replace we
ours
This word means that there are so many that you cannot count them
inumerable