The White Umbrella

Who is the author of The White Umbrella?

• Shirely Jackson

• Jish Gen

• Gish Jen

• Mona

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Why does the narrator in the "White Umbrella" lie about her mother?

• She is trying to impress Eugenie Robert's mother.

• She does not know she is lying; she really believes what she says.

• She is embarrassed that her mother works.

• She is playing a trick on Miss Crossman.

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What does the umbrella first represent to the narrator in "The White Umbrella"?

• It represents what American girls have.

• It represents her love for her mother.

• It represents her piano lessons.

• It represents her love for Miss Crossman.

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What job does the narrator of "The White Umbrella" learn that her mother has?

• Taxi Driver

• Newspaper Editor

• Perfume Salesperson

• Check-Out Clerk at A&P

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The narrator of "The White Umbrella" refuses to go into Miss Crossman's house to get out of the rain because she

• does not mind the rain

• is trying to be loyal to her mother

• feels unwelcome in the house

• does not want to see the white umbrella

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What does the white umbrella come to represent to the narrator of "The White Umbrella" at the end of the story?

• her desire to live as an American girl rather than as a Chinese girl

• her sense that her mother's job means her mother is rejecting her

• her desire to be friends with Eugenie Roberts

• her guilt for feeling embarrassed about her mother

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When authors create their own symbols, how do they develop the meanings of the symbols?

• They use symbols that are commonly understood.

• They use the description, actions, and events in a story to develop the symbol.

• They tell the reader directly what the symbol is and what it means.

• They give footnotes that explain the symbols

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What does it mean to be discreet?

• Obvious to the events happening

• Exposed to different word or actions

• Careful with words or actions

• Imagery from orbit

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To be credible is to be...

• believable

• dishonest

• money

• able to eat

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The sudden revelation of the storm yesterday was a shock to some people. Revelation means

• something not meant to be known

• something that suddenly becomes known

• something that no nose knows

• something that you read about

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