The Joy Luck Club Context Quiz

How many sections of the novell

4, 2 told from moms , 2 from daughters

How many parables per section

1

What type of narrative

embedded

what game is played and what does it entail

mahjong - tile based game

Setting of part 1, mother’s perspective

Pre - 1949 Wartime China

Setting of part 2

modern, san francisco, china town area

What type of markets are popular in China town

Fish markets

Mothers

Suyuan Woo. An mei Hsu, Lindo Jung, Ying-ying St. Clair

Daughters

Jing-Mei Woo (June), Rose Hsu, Waverly Jung, Lena St. Clair

What is the Historiscal context in China

KMT (Nationalis) vs. CCP (Communist)

Who won

Mao Zedong from CCP

When did CCP win

1949

Why did people immigrate from China to America

to escape poverty, violence, and political uncertainty

What party did Suyuan Woo’s first husband belong to

KMT

which of Amy Tan’s family members died

Her brother, and father from brain tumours when she was 15

What is the name of Amy’s mother

Daisy

How many daughters did Daisy leave behind in China

3

At what age did Daisy’s mother commit suicide

Daisy was 9

What club did Amy Tan’ family belong to

The Joy Luck Club

What was done in the social club

Play the stock market and wished to fulfill American dream

Where did Tan attend university

Bay area and Oregon

What degrees does she have

B.A in English and linguistics, Master’s in Linguistics

What age did Tan become a fiction writer

33

Traditions in Matchmaking and Wedding Ceremony

Tea ceremony, pay homage to ancestors, heaven and earth, god,

Feng shui and chi

fs - used energy forces to keep a person in tun with surrounding environment

chi- yin and yang elements for life

moon festival and moonncake

harvest festival at full moon; consumptoin of mooncake for unity

5 elements

wood, fire, earth, metal, water

chinese zodiac/calendar/astrology/birth years

represents traditonal beliefs to interpret personality and trait, reflects personality traits

lunar new year traditions

cant spend oney, head to temples, traditional oufit, recieve lucky money with orange, dragon dance

lunar new year food

dumplings, cured meats, spring rolls, longevity noodles, fruit, rice balls, sticky rice