Amy Tan: Rules of the Game

What is the narrative perspective of this story?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person omniscient

• Third-person limited

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What is the main lesson which the narrator believes she was taught by her mother?

• The ability to assimilate into American culture

• The art of winning

• The ability to be powerful in a quiet, unexpected way

• The art of being invisible to others

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What reason does Waverly give for her mother dispensing her wisdom?

• She wishes to discipline Waverly and her brothers.

• She wants to help her children succeed in life.

• She is an interfering, bossy woman.

• She is proud and thinks she knows everything.

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What reason does Waverly give for not fully understanding her family's socio-economic situation as a child?

• She was too concerned with playing chess.

• You only know what your parents tell you; her parents hid the truth from her.

• She had extremely proud parents who worked extremely hard; she saw this and assumed they were wealthy.

• You only know you are poor when you feel the harsh effects of it; she did not.

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After hiding from an American photographer, the narrator says that her heart was 'pounding with hope that he would chase us.' What does this illustrate?

• She knew that what she had done was wrong, and deserved punishment.

• She thought he was funny and wanted to get to know him more.

• She is mischievous and enjoys the thrill of danger.

• She was trying to lead him somewhere.

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Which of the following is a sensory detail which helps to describe the setting?

• “We lived in San Francisco’s Chinatown.”

• “At the end of our two-block alley was a small sandlot playground with swings and slides well-shined down the middle with use.”

• “By daybreak, our flat was heavy with the odor of fried sesame balls and sweet curried chicken crescents.”

• “...the dark alley itself. It was crammed with daily mysteries and adventures.”

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Which of the following characterizes how Waverly approaches learning chess?

• She is naturally very talented; she doesn’t even have to try very hard.

• She is consumed with learning all she can.

• She watches others and copies their moves.

• She learns through repeated practice.

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Why does Waverly’s mother instruct the children to throw away the chess set?

• She believes that it is beneath their dignity to accept it.

• It is missing pieces.

• She doesn’t like the woman who gave it to them.

• She is too proud to play ‘American’ chess.

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Which of the following is the best example of indirect characterization?

• “I turned to my opponent, a fifteen-year-old boy from Oakland.”

• “I would swing my patent leather shoes back and forth.”

• “At the next tournament, I won again, but it was my mother who wore the triumphant grin.”

• “I learned about opening moves and why it’s important to control the center early on.”

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“I could see the yellow lights shining from our flat like two tiger’s eyes in the night.” - Which figurative language technique is used here?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Anaphora

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