ENGLISH JLC FINAL

Wavery Jong

national chess champion when she was 9 years old

Rose Hsu Jordan

feels responsible for not watching her brother (Bing) closely

Jeng-Mei (June) Woo

thought she could get by with making errors and not trying

Lena St Clair

was taught to be fearful of many things and people.

Suyuan Woo (Junes Mom)

left two babies on the side of the road when she was fleeing the war

Ying-Ying St. Clair

her husband wrote the name Betty on her immigration papers

Lindo Jong

escaped an arranged marriage through her cunning

An-Mei Hsu

raised by a grandmother and an aunt after her mother left

During the novel, Tan allows mothers and daughters to narrate stories of their lives. Each of those 16 stories can be called a...

vignette

Amy Tan uses a blend of narrative forms to communicate the ideas of her book. When she shares the story of the turtle that eats the tears of someone who cries, which then results in magpies being born, this is an example of...

a fable

In the parable that begins the last section, the grandmother says that she taught her own daughter to lose her innocence in order to protect her. However, as she hears her grandmother laugh, she wishes that she could teach her how to ¨loose innocence but not...

hope

In the parable that begins the section titled, ¨Feathers from a Thousand Li Away," an immigrant woman brings a swan to America, but because immigration officials took the swan away, she is left with only a feather. She states ¨This feather may look worthless, but it comes from afar and carries with it all my good intentions.¨ What were her plans for that feather?

She planned to give it to her daughter when she could explain its significance in perfect English.

Author Amy Tan has divided the book into four sections with four stories included in each.

the mahjong game with four players and four sides of tiles, and sixteen hands played

One major historical event that influenced all of the mothers decisions to leave China was

Chinas war with Japan

In more than one of the mothers stories, we learn about cultural practices related to marriage that discriminated against Chinese women. Which of the following IS NOT a true statement based on the novel?

Arranged marriages were agreements that could be broken if one party were unwilling to marry.

A women would be seen as abandoned goods if her husband had affairs.15. Many of the immigrants from China who came east to the United States chose to live in...

San Fransisco

When characters refer to beliefs related to their birth year, they are referring to...

The ideas based on the Chinese zodiac

Why did Suyuan Woo form the first Joy Luck Club?

to give herself and some friends a distraction from the horrors of war.

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

because the women hoped to be lucky, and that hope was their only joy.

Jing-Meis aunties give her money to travel to China and ask what she will tell her half-sisters. When she responds, ¨I will tell them she was my mother.¨ this makes the aunts believe that...

She really doesn't understand her mother

Referring to Ying-Ying St. Clair, Lena writes, ¨I could sense the unspoken terror, the ones that chased my mother until she hid in a secret, dark corner of her mind... I watched over the years as they devoured her piece by piece until she disappeared and became A GHOST.¨ What does she mean when using the word GHOST?

Her mother suffered from mental illness that became worse.

Referring to An-Mei's mother, Popo says, "Who is this ghost?" Not an honored widow. Just a number three cocubine.¨ What does this mean?

It meant that everyone was forbidden to talk about the person.

What circumstances led to An-Meis having a scar on her neck?

A pot of boiling soup spilled onto her neck

What does An-Meis mother do to show her love and respect for her own mother, Popo?

She puts a piece of her own flesh into a soup and serves it to her dying mother.

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

A person's love and respect for their mother is deep within your bones.

In ¨The Moon Lady¨, what did Ying-Ying wish for when she was 4 years old?

She says that her secret wish to the Moon Lady was to be found.

How does Ying-Yings story reflect her life and that of her daughter?

Lena's marriage is just like that of Ying-Yings first marriage

When Ying-Ying was pregnant and rearranged furniture, this illustrates the concept of...

feng-shui, or the idea of needing to maintain balance and harmony in life.

At the beginning of ¨The Red Candle¨, Lindo says, ¨I once sacrificed my life to keep my parents' promise. This means nothing to you because to you promises mean nothing.¨What situation is she referring to?

Her action of her moving in with another family and becoming married to a man she didnt love.

In ¨The Red Candle¨ what does the lighting og the candle symbolize?

it symbolizes a long-lasting marriage if both ends kept burning all night long

What promise did Lindo make to herself on the day of her wedding to Tyan-yu?

She would never forget herself

In the vignette ¨Waiting Between the Trees,¨ Ying-Ying explains what her mother told her about being born in the Year of the Tiger. ¨She told me why a tiger is gold and black. It has two ways. The gold side leaps with its fierce heart. ¨ What does the black side do?

It stands still with cunning, waiting patiently for things to come.

In ¨Rules of the Game¨ what did Waverly's mother teach her when she was young?

how to save her inviisbile strength

Why did Waverly run away one afternoon when she was about 10 years old?

She ran away because her mother was embarrassing her by showing her off.

When she returned and went to her room without her family speaking to her, she began imagining a sort of chess game. ¨Opposite me was my opponent, two angry black slits... I closed my eyes and pondered my next move.¨ The two angry black slits represent what?

Her mother, who is upset with her

In ¨Half and Half¨ where Rose´s family goes to the beach, why did Rose stop watching her brother Bing?

She thought that her dad had seen him on the reef walking toward where he was fishing.

What did Rose and her mother do early in the morning after Rose´s brother drowned?

They spent the morning confessing their sin.

Why did Rose´s mother throw an inner tube attached to a fishing pole into the water?

She thought that Bing would respond to the gadget.

In ¨The Voice From the Wall¨ why does Lena want to know ¨the worst possible thing that can happen¨?

She wants to avoid those things to protect herself.

What did Lena hear through the wall of the new apartment?

the mother and daughter next door arguing

What hope did Lena have after watching the girl next door with her mother?

She hoped that things could be better than they appeared.

In ¨Two Kinds¨ what did Jing-Meis mom want her to be when she was a young girl?

Anything as long as she was a prodigy.

When June says, ¨Why don't you like me the way I am. I'm not a genius,¨ her mom responded...

Who asked you to be a genius? I only asked you to be your best.

Why did Rose's mother say that Rose was ¨without wood¨?

She explained that Rose was confused because she listened to too many people.

After Rose tells ted that she wants to keep the house and will hire her own lawyer, she has a dream. In this dream, what does her mother plant in Rose´s garden?

weeds

In the vignette, Magpies, to what animal does An-Meis mother refer and what does it do?

A turtle swallows tears, but they later become magpies that find joy in people's sadness.

What is the difference between what Lena sees in her mother and what her mother really is?

Lena sees a small, vulnerable lady, but Ying-Ying really is a tiger lady.

In ¨A pair of tickets,¨ we learn why Suyan left her babies along the side of the road. Which of the following is NOT true?

She felt overburdened by them, and she was alone with no one to help her

By the end of the novel, we have seen each pair of mother and daughter coming to a better understanding of one another, to some degree. Why does Jing-Mei represent the broader fulfillment of not only her mother's wishes but also those of her aunties?

She meets her half-sisters and other family in China, and understands her mother's past.

Which of the following explanations of a character's name is NOT true?

Lena was named after a famous American musician.

Different stones and pieces of jewelry have value beyond the monetary value for some of the characters in the novel. Which of the following statements is NOT an example that appears in the book?

Lena wears a broach that represents a tiger.

Mirrors and the concept of reflection are used in multiple places in the novel. Which of the following is NOT one of those examples?

The turtle sees his reflection in the pond and fears the future.

Which of the following is NOT a superstition that a main character from the novel believes?

Only blue sapphires can bring good luck to people experiencing marital troubles.

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