Rules of the Game

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Why does the Caucasian man take a photo of Waverly and her friends in front of Hong Sing’s?

A) He thinks the girls are cute.

B) He views the location as exotic.

C) He plans to dine at Hong Sing’s.

D) He is doing a story for a magazine.

2. Why does Vincent’s mother tell him to throw away the chess set?

A) She wants the boys to focus on their chores.

B) She wants the boys to focus on schoolwork.

C) She views the set as a waste of time.

D) She views the set as an insult.

3. Why does Waverly’s mother pretend to read the book of chess rules?

A) She wants to appear wise in front of her children.

B) She wants to learn to play chess with her children.

C) She wants to introduce chess to the Joy Luck Club.

D) She wants to enact revenge against the white-haired lady.

4. Why is Waverly’s mother suspicious of American rules?

A) They threaten her children’s education.

B) They make games too hard to play.

C) They make immigration difficult.

D) They threaten to assimilate her children.

5. What is “Chinese humility”?

A) Crediting luck for all fortune

B) Bragging subtly

C) Playing games in public spaces

D) Performing for tourists in Chinatown

6. What does Waverly’s mother mean when she says, “Is shame you fall down nobody push you”?