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WorksheetsThe joy Luck Club Section 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Joy Luck Club is a work of
fiction
literature
Amy Tan
All of the above
Why did so many people emigrate from China in the 1940s?
The corruption and political instability, coupled with the establishment of the communist-led People's Republic of
China.
The soldiers were told to "not take a single needle or a
piece of thread from the masses".
The various Chinatowns were havens within isolated country.
The end of the Imperial dynastic system and the opening of China to global influences.
June (Jing-Mei) says that her mother and An Mei were friends and
sisters
arch enemies
coworkers
strangers
Red, gold, the number 8 and cat figures with waving arms are all examples of
kitschy decorations
silly beliefs
things that bring good luck
things that bring bad luck
An Mei's grandparents tell her that her mother is a
fool
traitor
leper
ghost
Mah Jong is the name of
Jing-Mei's lost sister
Jing-Mei's mother's best friend
a Chinese province
a popular game
Why do the Aunties raise money for June (Jing Mei)?
because she has dropped out of school
because she is starting a family
because she needs to travel to China
because they owed her mother so much
California has the largest Chinese population in the United States.
True
False
The desire of immigrants to have a better life for their children is an example of
Plot
Characterisation
Setting
Theme
Jing-Mei's father encourages her to take her mother's place, but says very little about her mother. This is an example of
characterisation
a plot twist
the development of the theme
the indifference of old people
Black & white, and the number 4 are examples of
color coding with numbers
things that bring bad luck
religious symbols
things that bring good luck
In 1949, China became what kind of country
bigger
democracy
communist
socialist
Auntie Lindo talks to Jing-mei and her mother about her daughter, Waverly, and how well she can play chess. What Auntie Lindo actually doing during this scene in the story?
showing true concern about her daughter and trying to get Jing-mei to spend more time with her
disguising her bragging as complaining and showing off her daughter's accomplishments
hoping that Waverly hears so she feels convinced to stop playing chess
Jing Mei's inability to understand her mother's sacrifices and struggles is an example of a
psychological disorder
generation gap
ungrateful child
selfish attitude
Which country invaded China during World War II?
The United States
Japan
Taiwan
Manchuria
Which character was burned by soup?
An-mei
Rose Hsu
Wu Tsing
Taitai
What does Amy Tan feature in her novels and stories?
She skillfully writes every American culture and gender because she can.
She writes about being Chinese, an American and a woman because she has lived that experience.
She writes about the her husband and how he doesn't fit into her cultural identity.
She writes about being wealthy and independent as a child in Europe.
June's (Jing Mei's) father asks her to
remember her mother
leave school to help at home
play mahjong
cook bean soup
