In Joy Luck Club, “I looked out over the audience… Auntie Lindo’s stiff-lipped smile…”. the "stiff-lipped smile” shows Auntie Lindo’s ______.
A. awkwardness
B. annoyance
C. resentment
D. indifference
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In the sentence “She was proudly modest like a proper Chinese girl”, _____ is employed.
A. oxymoron
B. contrast
C. alliteration
D. euphemism
In “So, if you want an education, the odds aren’t with you...” , “odds” means______.
A. possibilities
B. difficulties
C. risks
D. opportunities
The plot of a traditional short story often moves through five stages: exposition, rising action, _____, falling action and resolution.
A. theme
B. climax
C. introduction
D. disclosure
“Westernization ... is a phenomenon shot through with inconsistencies... ”. The sentence means “Westernization is a concept ______.
A. widely attacked
B. full of self-contradiction
C. filled with satire
D. highly praised