Which type of conflict is illustrated by: A character is threatened by a dangerous natural occurrence, animal, or place?

Which type of conflict is illustrated by: Society or tradition demands or prevents an action by a character?

Which type of conflict is illustrated by: One character takes something away from another?

Which type of conflict is illustrated by: A character is frustrated by forces beyond his/her control?

In "The Joy Luck Club," which type of conflict is illustrated when Second Wife ruins the reputation of An-Mei by tricking her into sleeping with Wu Tsing?

In "The Joy Luck Club," which type of conflict is illustrated when Jing Mei feels guilty about not completing college?

In "The Joy Luck Club," which type of conflict is illustrated when Suyuan flees from the Japanese and must abandon her twin daughters?

In "The Joy Luck Club," which type of conflict is illustrated when A-Mei tries to reclaim Bing from the ocean after he is drowned?

In "The Joy Luck Club," which type of conflict is illustrated when Lindo is trapped into her marriage arrangement with the child, Tyan-yu?

Amy Tan begins with a story of "that woman and the swan . . . stretching their necks towards America." She is writing

If we compare a chapter in The Joy Luck Club to a short story, a criterion of the writer's success is

"They go back to eating their soft boiled peanuts, saying stories among themselves. They are young girls again, dreaming of good times in the past and good times yet to come." The author's point of view this passage illustrates is

"I wonder what Auntie An-Mei did to inspire a lifelong stream of criticism from my mother." The author's point of view this passage illustrates is

The purpose of using a phrase such as chunwang chihan is to

Which conflict is internal rather than external?

"I think it's ironic that my mother wants me to fight the divorce. Seventeen years ago she was chagrined when I started dating Ted. My sisters had dated only Chinese boys..." The preceding quotation illustrates one way Amy Tan introduces and explains ideas. She is using

Which figure of speech is illustrated in the quotation? "Secrets are kept from children, a lid on top of the soup kettle, so they do not boil over with too much truth."

Which figure of speech is illustrated in the quotation? "Auntie had a tongue like hungry scissors eating silk cloth."

Which figure of speech is illustrated in the quotation? "A light wind began blowing past my ears it whispered secrets only I could hear."

Which story element is best illustrated by the quotation "It's hard to keep your Chinese face in America."

Which story element is best illustrated by the quotation "Not too many good things, this menu." Then she tapped the waiter's arm, wiped the length of her chopsticks with her finger and sniffed: This greasy thing, do you expect me to eat with it?"

Which story element is best illustrated by the quotation "Maybe it was your mother's dead spirit who guided her Shanghai schoolmate to find 'her daughters. Because the schoolmate saw your sisters, by chance"?

Which story element is best illustrated by the quotation "I could see the face of the Moon Lady: shrunken cheeks, a broad oily nose, large glaring teeth, and red-stained eyes."?

Which story element is best illustrated by the quotation "We lived on Waverly Place, in a warm, clean, two-bedroom flat that sat above a small Chinese bakery specializing in steamed pastries and dim sum."?

By contrasting the statements, "Over there she will be too full to swallow sorrow," and, "Now she had a daughter . . swallowing more Coca Cola than sorrow," the author achieves

Which symbol is used to represent the quotation "... a creature that became more than was hoped for."?

Which symbol is used to represent the quotation. "Although we don't speak, know we all see it: together we all look like our mother. Her same eyes, her same mouth, open in surprise to see at last, her long-cherished wish."

Which symbol is used to represent the quotation."... swallows tears and thus knows the weeper's misery."

Which symbol is used to represent the quotation. “You must stand tall and listen to your mother standing next to you. . . if you bend to listen to other people, you will grow crooked and weak."

"She had never swum a stroke in her life, but faith in her own _______ convinced her...she could"

Choose the correct Chinese vocabulary word to fill in the blank. "My Auntie told him he had no ________, no respect for ancestors or family, just like our mother."

Choose the correct Chinese vocabulary word to fill in the blank. "... he was ________, too polite ... he bought me cheap gifts...as if he were a rich man treating a poor country girl to things we had never seen in China."

Choose the correct Chinese vocabulary word to fill in the blank. "I saw Second Wife ________ to First Wife, bowing with deep respect…."

Dynasin means

Suyuan's decision to have Jing Mei take piano lessons illustrates

Waverly Jong's greatest internal conflict is

Which statement is untrue about the Joy Luck Club?

Pithy statements such as: "Over there she will be too full to swallow sorrow"

The sacrifice An-Mei hurls to the Curling Dragon to release Bing from the sea is

According to the stories from China, women publicly expressed mourning by

Jing-Mei is compared unfavorably by her mother to

Which statement is not true about Canning Woo?

Which of the following is an example of the Yin/Yang philosophy?

Select the quotation which most clearly illustrates the domination of the mothers over their daughters.

Select the character that matches the description: She tells her mother-in-law and husband about her dream--which she fabricates--where ancestors see the candle go out at the wedding.

Her first husband was an officer in the Kuomintang.

She tells the Moon Lady her secret wish.

She wants to find ways to communicate with her daughter.

She was told to never say her mother's name. To say her name is to spit on your father's grave.

Select the character who matches the description: By age nine, she is a national chess champion.

Select the character who matches the description: She has conflicts with her mother.

Select the character who matches the description: She sees her brother disappear into the rough surf.

Select the character who matches the description: As a thirtieth birthday gift, she is offered the family piano.

Select the character who matches the description: She is half Chinese and looks like her English-Irish father.

Select the character who matches the description: He offends his prospective mother-in-law by violating customs at dinner.

Select the character who matches the description: He arrives home with a new wife, number five, his fourth concubine.

Select the character who matches the description: He is a European who courts his wife for four years in China while she works as a shop girl.

Select the character who matches the description: His marriage is arranged when he is less than two years old.

Select the character who matches the description: He takes his daughter to the Joy Luck Club gathering after the death of his wife.