Major Ideas and Human Experiences (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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Where do the mother and daughter travel together in the novella?
Where do the mother and daughter travel together in the novella?
Japan
How does the mother respond to the daughter's planned gallery visits?
How does the mother respond to the daughter's planned gallery visits?
She frequently waits outside
How is memory characterised in the novella?
How is memory characterised in the novella?
As fundamentally fragmented & subjective
Which memory does the narrator recall that her mother and sister deny remembering?
Which memory does the narrator recall that her mother and sister deny remembering?
An uncle's thwarted romance
What was the mother's migration path?
What was the mother's migration path?
Rural China to Hong Kong to Australia
Which metaphor describes the diaspora experience of passing through places?
Which metaphor describes the diaspora experience of passing through places?
Like smoke through the branches
What is the narrator's profession?
What is the narrator's profession?
Curator
What do Japanese aesthetic traditions value according to the text?
What do Japanese aesthetic traditions value according to the text?
Impermanence
What is the novella's ultimate message about relationships?
What is the novella's ultimate message about relationships?
Learning to accept imperfect bonds
Which literary technique does Au use to convey emotional distance?
Which literary technique does Au use to convey emotional distance?
Restraint and silence