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WorksheetsThe Woman Warrior Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Verisimilitude is defined as:
The appearance of being subjective
The appearance of being true/real
The act of telling a story
The blending of truth and fiction
What is one way in which Kingston subverts the idea of filial duty
She goes to college despite her mother's wishes that she remain at home
She becomes a great swordswoman and gives up the idea of being a wife and mother.
The tells the story of "No Name Woman" despite her mother telling her not to
She refuses to speak Chinese in the home despite her father's wishes
Epistemology is defined as
the theory of knowledge
the theory of evolution
the theory of fiction
the theory of fath-based belief
By avoiding classification in terms of genre and truth-based autobiographical accounts...
Kingston supports the idea that autobiographies are essentially true
Kingston is able to classify others around her in order to support the traditional logic systems of classification-based assessments
Kingston rejects her mother's way of telling family stories.
Kingston challenges western rational ways of seeing, classifying, and ordering, calling into question the very notion of categories.
In what way does Kingston parallel her own story with her mother's?
She becomes a doctor like her mother was in China
Kingston’s own memoir mirrors the talk-stories that her mother told
She supports her mother's desire to be a wife and other
She shares her mother's intense love of music
What is the name Kingston often gives to the United States of America?
The Gold Hill
The winged mountain
The White Tiger
The Gold Mountain
Who is the "no name woman"
Kingston's aunt
Kingston's sister
Kingston's mother
Kingston's daughter
Maxine was born in...
China
California
Pennsylvania
Japan
Maxine's mother is named
Tall Orchid
Ting Ting
Brave Orchid
Fa Mulan
"Ghosts" are the name given to...
Chinese Americans
Older Chinese people
Kingston's ancestors
White Americans
The Woman Warrior is written in...
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Fourth Person
The movie Shrek, whereby you see characters from a myriad of other fairy tales and legends, includes...
Hybridity
Pastiche
Digression
Intertextuality
The movie "Get Out," which includes features of both comedy and horror, is an example of
Hybridity
Epistemology
Intertextuality
Pastiche
Kingston's mixing of autobiography, mythology, nonfiction, and fiction is an example of...
Intertextuality
Verisimilitude
Hybridity
Epistemology
Kingston's inclusion of the myth of Fa Mulan is an example of...
Verisimilitude
Hybridity
Onomatopoeia
Intertextuality
