The Joy Luck Club and The Moon Lady

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 she and her friends had nothing else to do

• to give herself and her friends a diversion from the horrors of war

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.

In the story, what does An-mei learn from her own mother?

• She learns that one's love and respect for one's mother is deep within one's bones.

• She learns not to run away from home.

• She learns not to eat hot soup from a big kettle.

• She learns that under no circumstances should she ever quarrel with her uncle.

What promise did Lindo make to herself on her wedding day?

• To always be true to herself and no one else

• To honor her parents wishes, but to remember her own desires

• To never forget China

• To never get fat

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.

What does Ying Ying say that her earliest recollection is?

• Calling the Moon Lady a fraud

• Telling her mother her secret wish

• Telling the Moon Lady her secret wish

• Screaming in fear of the Moon Lady

Why does the Amah tell Ying Ying that she must keep her wish a secret?

• Because if she tells her wish, it won't be a secret but a selfish desire

• Because wishes are passed to the Moon Lady on slips of rice paper

• Children who share their secrets are not allowed to see the fireworks

• The Amah is superstitious

Who is the author of The Joy Luck Club?

• Lindo Jong

• Jing-Mei Woo

• An-mei Hsu

• Amy Tan

Why did the women in the club call it Joy Luck?

• because the women hoped tone lucky, and that hope was their only joy

• because all of the good names for clubs were already taken

• because they wanted to use some of their own initials in the club name

• because "Joy Luck" in Chinese means "happy ladies"

What surprising information did Jing-Mei finally learn from her mother's story about leaving Kweilin?

• She realized that her mother had been a shop girl in Kweilin.

• She realized that her mother's family had been royalty.

• She realized that her mother had left two daughters behind.

• She realized that her mother was a liar.