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Mrs. Spring Fragrance and her husband
are Chinese immigrants living in Seattle.
She befriends her neighbors' daughter,
Laura, who is in love with a man Laura's
family would not approve. Mrs. Spring
Fragrance recites two lines of poetry to
cheer up Laura. Mr. Spring Fragrance
overhears their conversation.
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When Mrs. Spring Fragrance first arrived
in Seattle, she was unacquainted with
even one word of the American language.
Five years later her husband, speaking of
her, said: "There are no more American
words for her leaming." And everyone
who knew Mrs. Spring Fragrance agreed
with Mr. Spring Fragrance
Mr. Spring Fragrance, whose business
name was Sing Yook, was a young
curio merchant. Though conservatively
Chinese in many respects, he was at the
same time what is called by the
Westerners, "Americanized." Mrs. Spring
Fragrance was even more
"Americanized
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Select two sentences needed to complete an
objective summary of the passage.
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It is the Spring Fragrance's fifth
wedding anniversary, and Mr. Spring
Fragrance is eager to celebrate with
his wife
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Mr. Spring Fragrance discusses the
meaning of the verse he overhears
with a young man who lives next door.
3 Next door to the Spring Fragrances lived
the Chin Yuens. Mrs. Chin Yuen was
much older than Mrs. Spring Fragrance;
but she had a daughter of eighteen with
whom Mrs. Spring Fragrance was on
terms of great friendship. The daughter
was a pretty girl whose Chinese name was
Mai Gwi Far (a rose) and whose
American name was Laura. Nearly
everybody called her Laura, even her
parents and Chinese friends. Laura had a
sweetheart, a youth named Kai Tzu. Kai
Tzu, who was American-born, and as
ruddy and stalwart as any young
Westerner, was noted among baseball
players as one of the finest pitchers on the
Coast. He could also sing "Drink to me
Unaware that her husband listening
Mrs. Spring Fragrance continues
describing the enjoyable walk she took
earlier in the morning.
The contrast between his and Mrs.
Spring Fragrance's opinions of the
verse illustrates their differences
Laura finds little comfort in the verse
and expresses regret that she ever
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