Characters | mother-daughter relationship | Jing Mei's mom | Themes | Random |
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Who is the protagonist?
Jing-mei
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Why is Jing Mei's mother so hard on her?
She doesn't want Jing Mei to lose everything like she did.
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What is Jing Mei's mom's name?
Suyuan Woo
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The mother's aspirations only seem to apply to Jing-Mei, she doesn't have any desire to chase the American dream herself is what theme?
The American Dream
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What lessons did Jing-Mei's mom put her in?
Piano
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Where did Jing Mei's mother migrate from?
China
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What is the word that the narrator uses to describe what Jing Mei's mother wants Jing Mei to become?
Prodigy
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What does Jing-Mei's mom think of America
Endless opportunity/land of opportunity
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Story revolved around who Jing-Mei is and who she will become is what theme?
Identity and Being Yourself
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What is the name of Jing-Mei's piano instructor?
Mr. Chong
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What is Jing Mei's mother's name?
Suyuan Woo
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When was the turning point for Jing-Mei and her mother's relationship?
When Jing-Mei lashed out at her mom saying, "I wish I had never been born!... I wish I were dead! Like them."
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What does Jing Mei's mom want her to be?
a Prodigy
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Rather than embracing opportunities, the mother only cares about Jing-Mei being a prodigy
Moderation
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What did Jing-Mei secretly name Mr. Chong?
Old Chong
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What all did Jing-Mei's mother lose when she migrated from China
Her mother and father, her home, her first husband, and two daughters, twin baby girls.
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What did Jing-Mei's mom use to test Jing-Mei of her intelligence?
Magazines that she kept in her bathroom
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What is Jing-Mei's mom's reaction to Jing-Mei's performance?
Disappointed
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Mother cannot seem to grasp the distinction between the two.
Talent and Effort
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What is the name of the mean girl Jing-Mei is compared to?
Waverly
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What tense is this story told in?
Past tense
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What birthday did Jing-Mei's mom offer her a piano?
JIng-Mei's 13th birthday.
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Where did Jing-Mei's mother migrate from?
China
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What is the first theme that raises the awareness of false expectations for Jing-Mei?
Getting tested by her mom's magazines and getting the questions wrong.
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What did Jing-Mei recondition after her mother passed away.
The piano
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