Prompts
Make an outline and find quotations for each of the following topics. You will write about one of them on the essay exam on Tuesday.

1 . Analyze Maxine's outburst of her list of over 200 things. What does this scene reveal about Maxine, her mother, etc. How does this scene connect to the book as a whole? How does it connect to Maxine's attainment of voice? Use specific quotations from the scene and other places in the autobiography to support your argument.

3 . Analyze the conclusion of Kingston’s autobiography and the story of the barbarian reed pipe. How does this story connect to the rest of the book? What themes does it develop? How does its optimism impact the rest of the book? What is the significance of the final sentence? Use specific quotations from the scene and other places in the autobiography to support your argument.