Chapter 13
1.
Describe Marci’s relationship with her parents.
The relationship was not good. Her
parents wanted to be able to tell her what to do and how to dress. She wanted
to decide on her own.
2.
What advice does Marci give Sookan in dealing
with her sister?
Marci told Sookan to throw the
letters from her sister out and not to think about them. Then she said, why
don’t you tell her the truth?
3.
Do you
think Sookan will follow Marci’s advice?
Sookan will still show respect to
her sister, but i think that she will be more honest with her sister in the
future.
Chapter 14
1.
What does Sister Reed give to Sookan and why?
Sister Reed gave Sookan some
jewelry. She gave her a pearl necklace and a platinum and diamond clasp. She
gave them to Sookan because her dead aunt asked her to give them to an
extraordinary young woman
2.
What important event happens to Ellen in this
chapter?
Ellen got engaged to Kyle
3.
How do her parents react?
Her parents were not happy. They
told her to give the ring back. They thought that it was too soon for something
that serious
4.
Sookan stands up to Ellen in this chapter and
defends her parents. DO you agree or disagree with Sookan’s position? Why?
I agree with Sookan’s position
that Ellen needed to grow up and that a big engagement ring and a boyfriend did
not make her an adult. I also agree that Ellen should try to understand her
parents and why they might be worried. Sookan asked her “Did it ever occur to
you the other people might have things to say that make sense?” Sookan said
some very good things.
Chapter 15
1.
Explain why Sookan has conflicting emotions
(positive and negative) regarding the experiences she has in this chapter.
Sookan spent all of her money on
clothes for the mixer, but she felt guilty that she did not keep some money to
buy some things for her mother and sister. She met a boy and told Marci that
she enjoyed herself so much that it scared her. She said that if she kept going
out, her studies would suffer. She had a great time, but she was thinking about
what her family might think.
2.
What would you have done if you were in her
position?
In Sookan’s position, I would have
done the same thing. She works too hard and needed to have some fun in her
life.
Chapter 16
1.
As Sookan reflects on her freshman year pf
college, what do you think she has accomplished?
Sookan had helped Marci and Ellen
have better relationships with their parents and taken an art class just for
fun.
2.
How has she changed?
She understands better that she
should do some things that make her happy and does not seem as afraid about
what her sister might think.
Chapter 17
1.
Father Leegives Sookan some sad news – what is
it?
Father Lee told Sookan that her
mother was dead.
2.
How does Sookan react?
First, she got upset because no
one had told her. Later, she stayed in her room and cried all day. She felt
guilty because she had left Korea. She started thinking that maybe her sister
had been right. She thought that she would struggle to form another pearl
within her.
Chapter 18
1.
At the end of the book, Sookan looks back at her
experience as a whole. What does she realize?
She realized that she could
respect Theresa without obeying her blindly.
2.
If you could give some advice to Sookan at this
point in her life, what would it be?
I would give Sookan the advice to
not forget her new family in America.
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