Rules of the Game Review

What is the narrative perspective in the story?

• first-person

• second-person

• third-person omniscient

• third-person limited

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

• the ability to act like an American

• the art of winning

• the art of never showing emotions

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

What is Waverly's mother's main motivation?

• she wants to interfere and boss people around

• she wants to show off

• she wants to help her children be successful

• she wants to discipline people when they make mistakes

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

• "We lived in San Francisco's Chinatown"

• "By daybreak, our flat was heavy with the odor of fried sesame balls and sweet chicken"

• "At the end of our two-block alley was a small sandlot playground with swings and slides"

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

Which of the following characterizes Waverly's approach to learning chess?

• She is naturally talented and doesn't need to practice.

• She is consumed with learning all she can.

• She watches others and copies their moves.

• She cheats whenever she can.

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."

Name the figurative language technique: "I could see the yellow lights shining from our flat like two tiger's eyes in the night."

• metaphor

• simile

• personfication

• anaphora

Which of the following describes a conflict in the story?

• the narrator's struggles with her mother's expectations

• the mother-daughter relationship

• cultural expectations and differences

• all of the above

Which of the following BEST describes the narrator's mother in the story?

• round character

• minor character

• protagonist

• antagonist

In the story, the game of chess becomes a metaphor for the interpersonal conflict between the protagonist and her mother.

• True

• False