"Sucker"
Sucker's real name.
What is "Richard"?
The original owner of My Heart.
Who is John Byro?
Waverly Jong's nickname and its meaning.
What is "Meimei" and "little sister"?
The narrator's real name.
What is "Pete"?
This is the person Aram says Mourad takes after in terms of his craziness.
Who is Uncle Khosrove?
The city Meimei and her family live in.
Where is San Francisco (specifically, Chinatown)?
What is four (4) years?
The most important quality to Aram's family, and the one that has made them famous.
What is honesty?
Meimei trades these for practice chess matches when learning from Lau Po.
What are LifeSavers?
By the end of the story, this is the job Sucker says he'll have in two years.
What is a fur trapper in Alaska?
The amount of time that Mourad has had John Byro's horse.
What is almost two months?
Describe the "invisible strength" Meimei learns from her mother.
It is a sense of calmness, composure, and strategic intelligence that allows someone to reveal no secrets, emotions, or ideas. Rather, they remain calm in any situation, perform creatively, and earn the respect of their peers/opponents while winning.
Describe the dynamic between the relationships between Pete and Sucker and between Pete and Maybelle.
As Pete and Maybelle grew closer, so did Pete and Sucker. However, once Pete and Maybelle's relationship started to collapse, Pete took those negative emotions out on Sucker.
The country the Garoghlanian family is originally from.
Where is Armenia?
Who is Bobby Fischer?