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QuizMultiple Choice

Short Story: "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan

Question 10 • VA-English 10 CR

Read the excerpt below from the short story “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan and answer the question that follows. In my head, I saw a chessboard with sixty-four black and white squares. Opposite me was my opponent, two angry black slits. She wore a triumphant smile. “Strongest wind cannot be seen,” she said. Her black men advanced across the plane, slowly marching to each successive level as a single unit. My white pieces screamed as they scurried and fell off the board one by one. As her men drew closer to my edge, I felt myself growing light. I rose up into the air and flew out the window. Higher and higher, above the alley, over the tops of tiled roofs, where I was gathered up by the wind and pushed up toward the night sky until everything below me disappeared and I was alone. I closed my eyes and pondered my next move. Who is the opponent in the narrator’s imaginary chess game?

Answer
A
Meimei Jong
B
Winston Jong
C
Lau Po
D
Lindo Jong

Explanation

The opponent is described as a woman who speaks the proverb “Strongest wind cannot be seen.” In the story, the narrator’s imaginary chess opponent represents her mother, Lindo Jong, whose lessons and influence shape the narrator’s thinking. Therefore, the correct choice is Lindo Jong.

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