Joy Luck Club Four Directions

What book did Amy Tan write?

• A. The Wizard of Oz

• B. The Joy Luck Club

• C. The Lowland

How does the author describe Tan in the first paragraph?

• A. as a Chinese American woman who wanted to be a doctor

• B. as someone who didn't care much about writing until she was an adult

• C. as a Chinese American author who uses writing as a way to express herself

The text states that Tan wrote about what it means to be a Chinese American. What evidence from the passage best supports this statement?

• A. "The stories [in The Joy Luck Club] focus on Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters."

• B. "As a teenager, Amy Tan did not appreciate her Chinese background."

• C. "Her parents wanted her to be a doctor, but she knew writing was her passion."

The text says that Tan used a lot of her own past to create The Joy Luck Club. Based on this, what might be a major theme of these stories?

• A. how important music is

• B. how heritage affects your identity

• C. how hard it is to become a doctor

What is the main idea of this passage?

• A. Amy Tan did not appreciate her Chinese heritage as a teenager, but as an adult she grew to appreciate it.

• B. Amy Tan is a Chinese American writer who explored mother-daughter relationships and her experience as a Chinese American in her book, The Joy Luck Club.

• C. The Joy Luck Club has 16 stories that focus on the relationships between Chinese mothers and their American-born daughters.

Read the following sentence: "As [Tan] grew up, however, she realized that her Chinese heritage was an important part of her identity." As used in this sentence, what does the word "heritage" most closely mean?

• A. family background

• B. food recipes

• C. clothes and fashion

. What is The Joy Luck Club about?

• The stories focus on Mexican immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters

• The stories

  focus on Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters

• The stories focus on Italian immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters