The Joy Luck Club

What happens in Kweilin?

• Suyuan celebrates her babies' first birthday. 
• The first Joy Luck Club is created.
• Jing-Mei returns to meet her sisters. 
• Suyuan is arranged to be married by a matchmaker.

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What is the purpose of the original Joy Luck Club?

• To share recipes.
• To raise money for charity.
• To forget their troubles by playing Mah Jong.
• To get to know their neighbors. 

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How did Waverly get her name?

• She was named after an ancestor.
• She was named after her mother's favorite restaurant. 
• She was named for the street her family lived on.
• Her mother found the name on a fortune cookie. 

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How does Lindo escape her arranged marriage?

• She runs away in the night. 
• She pays a servant girl to blow out the candle. 
• She tells the family she is dying of a serious illness. 
• She lies about a dream in which she is visited by an ancestor. 

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Why did Waverly run away?

• She didn't want to play chess anymore.
• She was scared of losing her next match.
• She was embarrassed by her mothers constant bragging at the market.
• She was upset that her mother was not proud of her for winning.

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Who is the man in the park that helps Waverly learn chess moves?

• Lao Po
• Tin Jong
• Old Chong
• Tyan Yu

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Who is Waverly's hairdresser?

• Old Chong
• Mr. Rory
• Amy Tan
• Annie Chung

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Which of the following is not one of the five elements mentioned in the book?

• wind
• fire
• water
• stone

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Who is Jing-Mei Woo's mother?

• Lindo
• Waverly
• Amy Tan
• Suyuan

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Why does Waverly want to go to China?

• For her second honeymoon.
• To meet her mother's family.
• To find a Chinese man.
• To learn about her culture.

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