The Joy Luck Club Rice Husband

In the "Rice Husband" chapter, what does the vase symbolize?

• the empty bowl of rice

• their marriage

• their engagement

• their unborn baby

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 Chapter 2 of The Joy Luck Club, what does An-mei’s mother cutting off a piece of her flesh symbolize?

• A filial sacrifice

• An ancient curse

• A bold promise

• An angry heart

What does An-mei remember about her mother from when she was four?

• She remembers her mother got caught gambling.

• She remembers that her mother returned to the family ad was chased away the same night after An-mei was burned by the hot soup.

• She remembers that her mother appeared to her in a dream on her birthday.

• She remembers that her mother and her uncle quarreled about money and her told her to leave unless she could pay him back and restore honor to the family.

After An-mei was burned, what did her grandmother tell her that made her get better fast?

• Her grandmother told her that her mother had left and would forget An-mei if she didn't get better fast.

• Her grandmother told her that she was behaving very badly.

• Her grandmother told her that the ghosts would gt her if she didn't get better fast.

• Her grandmother told her that she would die and become a ghost like her mother.

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

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

In The Joy Luck Club, what city did the families immigrate to?

• Chicago

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

• New York City

In the 'Rice Husband' chapter, what does the vase symbolize?

• the empty bowl of rice

• their marriage

• their engagement

• their unborn baby