Joy Luck Club Quiz 1 PGS. 1-88

What does the swan in the prologue represent?

The mother's expectations for their American daughters

Who were the original members of the Joy Luck Club?

Suyuan & 3 other women who lived in Kweilin

Why was the Joy Luck Club begun originally?

To maintain good spirits despite the horrors of Sino-Japanese War

What do the mothers give Jing-Mei at the end of the meeting?

Enough money to visit her long lost sisters in China

Why doesn't Jing-Mei know her Chinese sisters?

Her mom only recently managed to find them

Why should there ALWAYS be four members?

One for each corner of the Mah Jong table

What defined her mother's relationship with other members of the joy luck club?

Competition

Why did Jing-Mei think that her mother's Kweilin story was a fairytale?

She always changed the ending

How did An-Mei get the scar on her neck? (46)

In the midst of a family argument, hot soup accidentally spilled all over her neck.

Why did An-Mei's mother cut flesh from her arm?

To make a curative soup for Popo, her mother.

(An-Mei's GMA)

What did An-Mei understand when her mother cut flesh from her own arm?

That our flesh and pain connect us intractably to our mothers

Why does Lindo tell Waverly the story of the Red Candle?

She thinks Waverly doesn't understand the meaning of a promise.

Why did Lindo move in with the Huangs?

Her family's land was destroyed in a flood.

Why did Lindo blow out Tyan-Yu's end of the candle?

She wanted to get out of marrying him

Why didn't Lindo & Tyan-Yu consummate their marriage?

Tyan-Yu had no interest in having sex with Lindo

How could Lindo manage to get what she wanted while keeping her parents promise?

She used superstition to trick Huang Tai Tai into making her leave

What belief of Huary Tai Tai's did Lindo take advantage of in order to get what she wanted?

Her belief in the ghost of ancestors

What was the purpose of the red candle?

It symbolized the permanence of marriage

According to Ying Ying, why did she turn into a ghost?

Because she learned to think only of others & forget her own hopes and desires.

When is the last time Ying Ying remembers being fully alive?

When she was a girl, on the day of the Moon Festival

Why could Ying Ying tell only the Moon Lady her secret wish?

Because girls were supposed to keep their wishes to themselves

How was Amah in relation to Ying Ying?

Her nanny

How did Ying Ying end up on shore by herself?

She fell overboard and was saved by fishermen

What is the moral of he story of the Moon Lady?

Women represent darkness and require men to show them the light

What does Ying Ying realize when the moon lady takes off her costume?

She's really a man.