"The Jade Peony" Reading Comprehension Quiz

Who made the wind chime that would be hung up after Grandmama died?

• the father
• Sek-Lung, the narrator
• Liang
• Grandmama

What did it mean to Grandmama when she saw the cat in the garbage?

• her juggler had not loved her
• her son will bury her according to Chinese tradition
• she will soon die
• her grandson will carry on the tradition of making wind chimes

Who did Grandmama share the story of the jade peony with?

• Older Brother Jung
• her grandchildren
• the stepmother 
• Sek-Lung, the narrator

Why was the Chen family ashamed of Grandmama?

• She wears Chinese style clothes
• She will only speak Chinese
• She looks through the garbage to find glass for her chimes
• She refuses to eat Canadian food

Which of the following pairs represents two things from the story that have close symbolic meaning?

• Oldest Brother Kiam and Sister Liang
• the jade peony and Grandmama's teapot
• the cat and the juggler
• the windchimes Father hung and the handkerchief

What part of the story does the following quote refer to?
"My brothers and sister were embarrassed by my grandmother.  My parents could never accept they were Canadians, not Chinese."

• setting
• climax
• theme
• conflict

Why didn't Sek-Lung (the narrator) go to Chinese school when he was first old enough?

• his parents do not believe in it
• he was sick
• the parents thought that his grandmother would teach him better than the school 
• he refused

What sign did Grandmama leave for Sek-Lung?

• a coin in her pocket
• the wind chimes her son hung after her death
• the glass/jade peony in Sek-Lung's pocket
• the locket she left Liang

When Grandmama died, what was the whole family exepecting?

• a large inheritance
• a sign of her peaceful leaving
• a will dividing her property between family members
• a miracel

What does Grandmama promise Sek-Lung? 

• she will never leave him
• she will be reunited with his grandfather
• he will grow to be someone she can be proud of
• he will meet the juggler