16. What does the narrator say “frightened her the most” about her blowup with her mother? (Does this statement contradict what she has said about their relationship? Why or why not?) 17. How does Jing Mei change after her mother offers her the piano?
18. Explain the ending of the story. What does it mean that “perfectly contented” and “pleading child” are two halves of the same song? Explain the paradox created by this juxtaposition.
20. Jing Mei’s mother calls her “so ungrateful.” Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

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