Chapter 12 & 16 Joy Luck Club Quiz

Who received the crab with the missing leg on Chinese New Year?

• Jing-Mei received the crab because she does not eat crab.

• Suyuan received the crab because she knew Jing-Mei would take it otherwise.

• Shoshana took the crab with the missing leg because Waverly did not want her to waste a good crab.

• Waverly gave the crab with the missing leg to Rich because he does not care about bad luck.

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Why did Suyuan not want to keep the crab with the missing leg?

• Suyuan thought it was a bad crab that would die before they made it home to cook.

• A crab with a missing leg is bad luck on Chinese New Year.

• Suyuan did not want to pay full price for a less than whole crab.

• Jing-Mei picked the wrong kind of crab.

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What is Jing-Mei's "life's importance" gift from her mother?

• A recipe for how to cook crab on Chinese New Year.

• A golden bracelet shaped like a Chinese dragon.

• A golden ring with a large diamond on top of it.

• A jade pendant with a gold chain.

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Where is Jing-Mei meeting her sisters for the first time?

• Guangzhou

• Kweilin

• Shanghai

• China

How did Jing-Mei's half-sisters learn of their mother's death?

• Auntie Lindo wrote a letter to let them know that she had passed away.

• Canning Woo wrote a letter because the aunts refused to tell them the truth.

• Jing-Mei told them when she arrived in China to meet them.

• They were never told about Suyuan Woo's death.

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Who found Suyuan Woo's daughters?

• Mei Ching

• No one found the daughters; they died during the war.

• Auntie Lindo

• Jing-Mei

What are the two meanings of Suyuan's name?

• Light-Hearted & Heavy-Handed

• Long Cherished Wish & Long Held Grudge

• Spring Rain & Spring Flowers

• Suyuan's name does not have any meaning.

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What are the meanings of Jing-Mei's name?

• Mixed Essence & Older Sister

• Pure Essence & Younger Sister

• Solace & Little One

• Impurity & Purity

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Why did Suyuan leave the babies behind?

• She thought they were dead weight and wanted to survive, even if it meant without them.

• She wanted them to survive and not die if she died.

• They had already died in their slings while she was carrying them.

• She did not think she was a good fit as a mother after all she had been through.

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What does Suyuan Woo compare Waverly Jong to?

• To her mother, Lindo Jong, and complains about how competitive they are.

• To no one because Waverly is not her daughter so she has no interest in her.

• To Jing-Mei, constantly saying she is not good enough.

• A crab. She is always walking sideways, moving crooked. While Jing-Mei can move the other way.

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