Unit 4-ENG-II Review

In Rules of the Game, what do Meimei and her brothers think about the section of Chinatown where they live?

• They think it is dull and boring

• They hate the poverty they see there

• They are afraid of it

• They think it is a place of adventure

Why does Meimei say that shopping with her mother is a duty she cannot avoid?

• She would rather be playing with her brothers

• She hates the crowded markets

• She is embarrassed by her mother's behavior

• She has to skip a chess tournament

Why does Mrs. Jong say that Meimei should figure out the rules of chess for herself?

• She wants Meimei to prove that girls can play chess just as well as boys.

• She wants Meimei to retain all that is valuable in her Chinese heritage

• She wants Meimei to be able to compete successfully in America

• She wants Meimei to become a national chess champion

Which statement represents the main cause of conflict between Meimei and Mrs. Jong?

• Meimei wears her hair in pigtails; Mrs. Jong keeps hers short

• Meimei achieves success within the American system, Mrs. Jong cannot

• Meimei is offered a scholarship to college

• Meimei’s success enhances the family’s status in their village in China.

Meimei makes an obviously bad move by insulting her mother with the question:

• ”If you want to impress me, learn to cook better rice!”

• ”If you want to show off, then why don't you learn

  to play chess?”

• ”If you’d studied harder, you would’ve graduated high school!”

• All of the above

Instead of responding with equal emotion, Lindo does what in response?

• Writes Meimei a letter

• Merely stares at Meimei

• Ignores Meimei

• Laughs at Meimei

Lindo's main motivation in the story is:

• To learn how to play chess

• To help her children succeed

• To cook rice

• To find the Golden Fortune Cookie

A child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent is:

• A dim bulb

• A wiseacre

• A tart

• A prodigy

Waverly Jong practices wielding "invisible strength" in order to get her mom to do something that Lindo Jong does not like to do:

• Fix dinner for the neighbors

• Allow Meimei to play chess with strangers

• Cook rice for Papasan

• All of the above

At the end of the story, what happens in regards to Waverly and Rich's wedding?

• It is postponed

• They elope without her mother's consent

• They have a huge falling out and decide to separate

• It is postponed due to Waverly's mom's passing