Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

Autobiography

Question 2

Audience

Answer 2

People in boarding schools

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

Narrates how she was at school, how she was picked up, and how she has an important conversation with his father

Question 4

Subject

Answer 4

Familiy problems / family distance

Question 5

Purpose

Answer 5

To inform / entertain

Question 6

Perspective

Answer 6

1st person past

Question 7

Mah’s thoughts and feelings

Answer 7

Confused / dread
Self depreciating
Quite happy

Question 8

Confused / dread

Answer 8

She doesn’t seem to know why she is going home “why are you taking me home?”
because she doesn’t communicate with her family “Don’t you know anything?”
we understand she is distant with her family “During the short drive home” because she is in a boarding school and not far away from home

Question 9

Self depreciating

Answer 9

The father has a lack of confidence in her “I think”
as a consequence, she asks a series of questions that reflects low self-esteem “Is it possible? Am I dreaming? Me, the winner?”
“How come you won?” you in italics makes emphasis on disbelief
“Perhaps … no other competitors!” self depreciating
“He laughs approvingly”, “that’s a good answer” encourages self depreciation.

Question 10

Quite happy

Answer 10

“May I go to university in England too, just like my brothers?” Climax
“I do believe you have potential” father’s approvement
Although she doesn’t study what she likes, she is happy to get away from his family