Read the excerpt below from the short story “rules of the game” by amy tan and answer the question that follows. a man who watched me play in the park suggested that my mother allow me to play in local chess tournaments. my mother smiled graciously, an answer that meant nothing. i desperately wanted to go, but i bit back my tongue. i knew she would not let me play among strangers. so as we walked home i said in a small voice that i didn’t want to play in the local tournament. they would have american rules. if i lost, i would bring shame on my family. “is shame you fall down nobody push you,” said my mother. q : why does the narrator bite back her tongue? a: she doesn’t want to reveal to her mother how much she wants to go.