joy luck club: rice husband

Lena believes her mother...

• is really smart.

• can see things before they happen.

• is rude.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Lena's marriage has many problems and she worries her mother staying with her and husband will...

• make them fight more.

• make things worse.

• make things better.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

When Lena was a child her mother looked into her rice bowl and told her she would...

• marry her Prince Charming.

• marry a rich man.

• marry a mean man.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When Lena was a child her mother looked into her rice bowl and told her she would...

• marry her Prince Charming.

• marry a rich man.

• marry a mean man.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What are examples of Chinese customs in the novel?

• arranged marriages

• turning a family member into a "ghost"

• reverence towards elders

• cutting of skin to heal ailing family members

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which 3 predictions of Lena's mother came true?

• a grocery store burned down, an ilness kept Lena in bed for a week and her father was fired from his job.

• Lena and 2 of her female cousins would get divorced.

• Her family would fall into debt, there would be a huge financial reversal and Lena would get married.

• Her own miscarriage, the failure of a nearby bank and her husband's death.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does Lena fear her mother will see during her visit?

• the problems with the architecture of the house

• what a bad housekeeper she is

• what a bad relationship she has with Harold

• how much more money Harold makes.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Something about Lena and Harold's house gives her mother a bad feeling. What is it?

• The leaky roof

• The tiles on the floor

• The slipperiness of the polished wood floor

• The slant of the floor.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Harold doesn't realize that Lena doesn't eat ice cream until Ying Ying tells him. Why does she hate ice cream?

• She can never find a flavor she likes

• She thinks it's too fattening

• Her father's heart attack was caused by fattening foods like ice cream that clogged his arteries

• She ate an entire half gallon as a girl, then vomited it back up

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

What behavior of Lena's does Harold hate, because he assumes she's trying to manipulate him?

• the silent treatment

• flirting

• crying

• staying in her room

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6