In Minfong Ho's "Tanjong Rhu", Mr Li longs to hear his mother's stories after years of refusing to listen to them. Which conflict does this show?

In "Tanjong Rhu", Ah Ma believes the family must bow before the altar, while Mr Li has little time for such rites. Which conflict is this disagreement?

Mr Li never tells Ah Ma that her talk of the past annoys him. Why is that silence alone not enough to call the conflict character versus self?

In "Tanjong Rhu", what does Mr Li's impatience with his mother's stories finally cost him?

Mr Li buys Ah Ma binoculars so she can see farther. Why does the way she uses them deepen his own struggle?

In "Tanjong Rhu", Mr Li's regret grows sharpest after his mother's death, when he can no longer ask her about the past.

Which pair best states the inner conflict inside Mr Li in "Tanjong Rhu"?

Which one shows a conflict that only looks internal because it is never spoken?

In "Tanjong Rhu", readers judge Mr Li mostly by how he cuts his mother's stories short rather than by any label the story gives him. What is this?

How does the contrast between Mr Li's Shenton Way office and the kampong at Tanjong Rhu support the story's inner conflict?

"Tanjong Rhu" is told in the third person but stays inside Mr Li's thoughts. Why does that choice matter for a character versus self conflict?

After the funeral, Mr Li finds his own memories of Tanjong Rhu are vague. What does this cost show about his earlier choice?

Mr Li thinks of himself as a good son while knowing he gave his mother no time. Which conflict does this show?

Ah Ma keeps her ancestor worship in a Singapore that has largely turned to modern ways. Which conflict does this show?

Which moment best establishes Mr Li's inner conflict rather than following from it?

In "Tanjong Rhu", why does Ah Ma point the binoculars only toward Tanjong Rhu?

A reader wants to test whether a struggle is truly character versus self. Which question does that job best?

Which of these about Mr Li would count as direct characterization?

Which universal truth does "Tanjong Rhu" most clearly offer through Mr Li?

How does a character versus self conflict usually get resolved?