37 Bonesetter's Daughter General Comprehension

Throughout the passage, the narrator is portrayed as

someone who is ___.

• reserved around unfamiliar people

• attuned to her immediate surroundings

• sympathetic to the needs of others

• anxious about her responsibilities

What evidence supports your answer to the previous question about how the narrator is portrayed throughout the passage?

Give a definition for "squint" as used in line 6.

Give a definition for "haggle" as used in line 1.

What is the verb form of the word "insistence" (line 10)?

Upload an image of "latticework" (line 11).

What can be inferred from the passage from Old Widow Lau’s reluctance to stay for tea? How does is the author imply this?

Which choice best summarizes the passage?

• A character’s arrival at her family’s ink shop

  sparks fond memories of her favorite aunt.

• A character’s surprise visit leads to a happy

  reunion at her family’s ink shop.

• A character comes to understand her father’s

  ambitions while visiting her family’s ink shop.

• A character’s visit to her family’s ink shop

  deepens her appreciation of her family’s work.

What is the main theme of the passage?

• Family relationships should be nurtured.

• Quality is achieved through deliberate effort.

• Hard work results in material compensation.

• Creativity needs to be expressed concretely.

Based on lines 26-33, what do you think Precious Auntie would think about writing a story in a flash of inspiration, without much planning, editing or rewriting?