Question 1 Part A

In “The Three Brass Pennies,” what does Ah Fo’s ability to read minds reveal about his friendship with Tuan See?

Both men often hide their true feelings from each other.

Each man envies the other for his intelligence.

Ah Fo finds out Tuan See has never liked him.

Ah Fo learns how much Tuan See respects him.

Question 2

Part B

What evidence from "The Three Brass Pennies" best supports the answer in Part A?

“Then, all the while fingering his third penny, he began to detail to his friend how easily he had solved that day some of the intricate problems they had often mused over unsuccessfully together.”

"Scene after scene flashed through his brain, detailing to him where he had felt precisely the same toward certain friends, Tuan See among them, when courtesy had demanded that he appear most cordial."

“Tuan See certainly lavished upon him, in words, all the praise he had hoped for…”

“'I am only interested now in my work and my family. I wish he would go.’”