The Joy Luck Club: Jing-Mei Woo

The Joy Luck Club
By: Amy Tan

The Joy Luck Club : Jing Mei Woo

Multiple Choice

What was Jing-Mei Woo's "American" Name

• Joy

• June

• Linda

• Sue

Multiple Choice

Jing-Mei Woo's mother began the San Francisco version of the Joy Luck club in 1949, two years before she was born.

• True

• False

Open Ended

a) How did Suyuan imagine Kweilin?

b) Why did Suyuan's first husband take her and their two babies to Kweilin?

Multiple Select

What was the original purpose of the Joy Luck club?

• To give these 4 women a sense of hope and good fortune, despite having to live in war and hardship.

• As a way to gamble and make extra money to survive the war.

• As an opportunity to bond with 4 women from different social backgrounds and establish a support system.

• None of these answers apply.

Multiple Choice

The people of Kweilin look down on the Joy Luck Club because they felt it was in insult to those suffering due to the war at that time.

• True

• False

Open Ended

What does this passage tell you about June Woo and her mother Suyuan?

Open Ended

What do YOU understand by "unspoken language"?

Open Ended

Before this passage, June questions the authenticity of the relationship between her aunties and her mother. How does this passage impact the shift in June's perspective?

Multiple Choice

What do the aunties truly want June to do in Shanghai?

• To visit ancient burial sites

• To form a new Joy Luck Club

• To find her sisters and tell her all about Suyuan and all her stories.

• All answers are correct.