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?

Select the correct answer. in which text sample are the ideas organized most logically? a. a butterfly starts its life as an egg. the egg hatches to reveal a tiny caterpillar. the caterpillar eats a lot of leaves. it grows quickly, shedding its skin as it grows. this shedding takes place four or more times in a process known as molting. the caterpillar then forms a pupa or chrysalis. inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar slowly transforms into a beautiful butterfly. b. the molting process is characteristic of caterpillars. eventually the caterpillar grows into a beautiful butterfly. the caterpillar eats a lot of leaves, growing quickly. as a result, it becomes too big for its skin, and it has to shed its skin four or more times. the caterpillar hatches from the egg laid by a butterfly. c. a tiny caterpillar hatches from the egg. the egg is the starting point of a butterfly’s life. when it becomes a caterpillar, it eats a lot of leaves. it grows quickly, shedding its skin as it grows. this shedding takes place four or more times. this process is known as molting. the caterpillar then forms a pupa or chrysalis. then the caterpillar slowly transforms into a beautiful butterfly. d. the caterpillar forms a pupa or chrysalis. inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar slowly transforms into a beautiful butterfly. but where does the caterpillar appear from? a caterpillar hatches from an egg. the egg is the starting point of a butterfly’s life. when it becomes a caterpillar, it eats a lot of leaves. it grows quickly, shedding its skin as it grows. this shedding takes place four or more times in a process known as molting.