Joy Luck Club

Why was Jing-mei woo taking part in the Joy Luck Club?

• because she loved to play games with Chinese people

• because her mother had died and she was asked by her father to be "the fourth corner of the game"

• because there were very high prizes for winning at the club

• because she promised her mother to attend at least one meeting of the club

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Why did Jing-mei's mother form the Joy Luck Club in Kweilin

• to be the first in her neighborhood to form a club

• because she loved to eat

• because her friends had nothing else to do

• to giver herself and some friends a diversion from the horrors of war

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Why did "the aunties" give Jing-mei $1200 in an envelope?

• They collected the money so that Jing-mei could goto China and meet her half-sisters.

• They won the money in a state lottery and wanted Jing-mei to have it.

• They had borrowed the money from Jing-mei's mother and were paying it back.

• Jing-mei won the mohjong game.

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What surprising thing does Jing-mei tell her "aunties" about her own mother?

• She tells them that she didn't really love her mother.

• She tells them that her mother was much older than they had thought.

• She tells them that she really doesn't know anything about her mother.

• She tells them that her mother was living under an assumed name.

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In The Joy Luck Club, what does Suyuan imply her daughter’s “best quality” is?

• Her selflessness

• Her faith

• Her determinedness

• Her carelessness

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Lindo Jong's mother-in-law is angry after the wedding because

• her son is not treated with respect

• Lindo does not treat her with respect

• she realizes LIndo will soon be the lady of the house

• LIndo does not get pregnant

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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. 

Which of the following is NOT a physical aspects of Rich that Lindo insults or criticizes?  

• his freckles

• his drinking habits

• how pale/ill he looks

• his shoes

When did Suyuan Woo first create the Joy Luck Club?

• After she immigrated to the U.S. and joined a church to learn English.

• In 1949 in San Francisco with three other families.

• During World War II in the refugee camp.

• Suyuan Woo did not create the Joy Luck Club, Lindo Jong did.

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Jing-Mei Woo's mother passed away from a _________

• Brain Aneurysm

• Infectious Disease

• Piano Accident

• Heart Attack

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