The Joy Luck Club: Chapter 14

What is Ying-Ying's Chinese zodiac?

• Monkey

• Horse

• Tiger

• Dragon

What does her gold stripes represent?

• Compassion

• Ferocity

• Wealth

• Relationship

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Which best describes Ying-ying's first husband?

• Skinny and quiet

• Drunk with gold teeth

• Large and wealthy

• Sober and cunning

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What does Ying-ying's first husband do to her to make her "come to love him"?

• Quotes a line of poem about her "tiger eyes"

• Buys her a gold necklace with a jade pendant

• Builds a crib for their new baby

• Cancels an important business trip to be with her

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How did Ying-ying lose her baby?

• Abortion

• Miscarriage

• Stillbirth

• Kidnapping

Where did Ying-ying spend ten years of her life after a bad spirit entered the world?

• In Japan,

  with a new man

• at her Mother's

  cabin

• outskirts of Shanghai

• In the village prison

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How did Ying-ying know her first husband was dead?

• Her cousin told her

• A letter from

  Tientsin

• A dying plant

• a dream

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What was the name of Ying-ying's second husband?

• Saint

• Seo Joon

• Wu T'sing

• Dunn

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How does Ying-ying's house compare to the one she was used to in China?

• It was bigger

• It was dirtier

• It was much smaller

• It was cleaner

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What does Ying-ying's plan to help her daughter include at the end of the chapter?

• breaking a vase

• Hiding at the Joy Luck club

• suicide attempt

• Giving her a golden tiger

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