Rules of the Game

Open Ended

What is the best piece of advice your parents, or any adult, told you? How did it help you?

The best piece of advice I received from my ______ was _____. It was helpful because ____.

Multiple Select

Who are the main characters? Select all that apply.

• Waverly Jong

• Ma

• the Jong brothers

• BaBa

• Hong Sing

Open Ended

Describe the community setting of the story. Use imagery from all 5 senses in your answer. 

Waverly Jong describes her neighborhood as "___".

Multiple Select

Which words are an example of diction in this excerpt? Select all that apply.

“Who say this word?” she asked without a trace of knowing how wicked I was being. I shrugged my shoulders and said, “Some boy in my class said Chinese people do Chinese torture.” Chinese people do many things,” she said simply. Chinese people do business, do medicine, do painting. Not lazy like American people. We do torture. Best torture."

• " Chinese people do many things"

• "without a trace of knowing how wicked I was being"

• "Chinese people do Chinese torture."

• “Who say this word?”

• "Not lazy like American people"

Open Ended

Given the context of the main character’s heritage, why is the mom’s response funny?

Her response is funny because it shows ____.

Multiple Choice

Who ends up being the best chess player in the family?

• Winston

• Waverly

• Vincent

• Ma

Open Ended

What piece of advice does Mom give to Waverly ? How does that impact her desire to improve her skills?

Waverly's mother's advice was " _______" .

Is impacts Waverly's desire to improve because it makes her ____ .

Multiple Choice

Why does the author use diction when writing the adult’s dialogue but not the childrens’?

• to emphasize why intergenerational bonds are so important in ethnic families

• to emphasize how difficult it is for the parents to work and learn English

• to emphasize the differences between the American born kids and their immigrant parents

• to create humor for the fluent reader by using diction

Multiple Choice

Whose advice is this?

"Never announce "Check" with vanity, lest someone with an unseen sword slit your throat." (35)

• Lau Po

• Ma

Multiple Choice

**Whose advice is this?

” bite your tongue…[the] Strongest wind cannot be seen.”." (1)

• Lau Po

• Ma

Open Ended

How are Ma and Lau Po's advice similar? How do you think Waverly will use this advice to her advantage in chess?

They are similar because _____.

This will be helpful to Waverly because ___.

Multiple Choice

What does Lau Po mean when he says

"Never announce "Check" with vanity, lest someone with an unseen sword slit your throat." (35)

• don't declare boldly you've won too soon; your opponent may have one last attack waiting for you

• it is bad sportsmanship to boast when you win a match

• always stay on the offensive in order to stay two steps ahead of your opponent

• have humility when you win; some people may resort to violence when they lose