Answer: A) Tan uses an allusion to the familiar nursery rhyme about the cow jumping over the moon to help readers experience what the character is feeling, C) Tan uses characterization, developing Jing-mei by describing how she responds to her mother's actions and D) Tan uses imagery to give the reader a mental picture of the main character's experiences with her mother.
Explanation: An allusion is a brief reference to a person, an event, or an idea, in this excerpt the author uses an allusion to the nursery rhyme about the cow jumping over the moon, to express the comforting feeling. Characterization is the description of a character, it can be physical, emotional or of their actions, in this excerpt the author uses characterization to describe part of the personality of Jing-mei. Imagery is the use of words to generate a visual idea in the readers' minds, in this excerpt the author uses imagery to help the reader to create a mental picture of the main character's experiences.
Masks in many African cultures represent spirits, including ancestors, animals and nature spirits. These masks can be made from wood, bronze, textiles and copper. People who made masks were considered superior in their societies because it was widely believed that they had contact with ancestral spirits.
