Show:
Characters
Plot
Literary
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
100
The story's narrator; nine year old chess master
Who is Waverly
100
Why does Mrs. Jong tell Waverly to "bite back her tongue."
What is she wants her daughter to learn patience; the wise wait patiently for what they want
100
Point of view the story is told in
What is first
100

"In a way that is skillful and quick"

a. Deftly
b. Relented
c. Plotted
d. Concessions

What is Deftly?

100

Waverly's mother did not want the chess set until it started bringing good to her family and their family name.

What is IRONY?

200
Tells Waverly to lose less pieces the next time she plays chess, even though she won
Who is Waverly's mother
200
Waverly tells her mother she does not want to compete in the chess tournament because
What is she knows reverse psychology will work on her mother; Mrs. Jong will want Waverly to play
200
Which character has the strongest influence on Waverly?
Who is her mother?
200

"Planned a strategy or activity"

a. Deftly
b. Relented
c. Plotted
d. Concessions

What is Plotted?

200
Success at any and all costs can sometimes cause great loss and confusion.

What is the THEME?

300
Chess master who helps coach Waverly
What is Lau Po
300
What shows that Waverly is a curious and adventurous risk taker?
What is the description behind the alley; she yells at the man about the Chinese food and hangs out where she thinks bad people are.
300

How does Waverly's mother make her feel?

What is frustrated and pressured, full of TENSION

300

"Agreed to do something after resisting it before"

a. Deftly
b. Relented
c. Plotted
d. Concessions

What is Relented?

300

Stressful: "But I found it difficult to concentrate at home," and "If I lost, I would bring shame on my family."

What is the MOOD of the story? (How the reader should feel)

400
Waverly's brother who received the chess set
Who is Vincent
400
The chess set attracts Waverly's attention because
What is it appears to hold secrets
400

Waverly's issues with her mother is this type of conflict

What is external; Man VS Man

400

"Special allowances"

a. Deftly
b. Relented
c. Plotted
d. Concessions

What are Concessions?

400

"Bite back your tongue."

What is an idiom?

500
Waverly's other brother who received a box of plastic parts to make a small replica of a WWII submarine
What is Winston
500
Why does Waverly run away from her mother at the end of the story?
What is her mother embarrasses her
500
Name an example where Waverly showed the "invisible art of strength"
What is manipulating her mother to allow her to enter the competition; when she plays chess; bribing her brother to let her play chess with Life Savers
500

RANDOM BONUS: Author's Name

Who is Amy Tan?
500

"My mother's eyes turned to black slits."

What is a metaphor?