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I thought this story was interesting because I found myself intrigued about the name of the chapter. I also find the chapter names interesting because I always think that it has a hidden message because there tend to be a lot of secrets throughout the story. I was also curious because this is the last section of the book and it is called Queen Mother of the Western Skies. Upon hearing that, I wasn’t sure if this was a cheerful or a sad part of this book. However, I was sure that there would be a lot of references to Chinese heritage while they were in China. I wasn’t actually expecting this chapter to start off as a flashback because it seems like the book would stay where they are now since the book is about to end. In addition, I was very surprised that magpies were birds of joy. I agree with Gabby, I thought that there were some parts of the story were sad and when I though a lot of parts were sad. I thought that this chapter allowed me to see why An-Mei was always so upset. I know the turtle told her earlier in the story not to cry and continue to be sad, but when someone goes through some of the stuff that she went, she couldn’t help it. I am very curious to know where the story goes from here especially for An-Mei because it still doesn’t seem as if she is at peace.