miscellaneous
Who is the former piano teacher that is invited to the dinner out of politeness, even though Jing-mei no longer plays?
Who is Mr. Chong?
What holiday is this dinner a celebration of?
What is the Chinese New Year?
Who said, " 'Don't get a dead one,' warned my mother in Chinese. 'Even a beggar won't eat a dead one.' "
Who is Suyan?
What is the gift from Suyan to Jing-mei?
What is a jade pendant?
Who is Shoshana?
How many crabs were at the table at the start of the dinner?
What is the number 11?
Who said, "I felt like screaming. She could be so sneaky with her insults. Every time I asked her the simplest of tax questions, for example, she could turn the conversation around and make it seem as if I were too cheap to pay for her legal advice."
Who is Jing-mei?
What seafood is made for the dinner?
What is crab?
What animal screams in Jing-mei's memory, even though she later realizes it has no vocal cords?
What is a crab being boiled alive?
At the end of the chapter, what gift does Jing-mei’s mother give her to show she believes in her “best quality”?
What is the jade pendant?
Who said, " 'He could have AIDS. And he is cutting your hair, which is like cutting a living tissue. Maybe I'm being paranoid, being a mother, but you just can't be too safe these days....' "
Who is Waverly?
What instrument is Shoshana playing?
What is a piano?
Who asks if the hosts own a VCR (video cassette recorder) so her daughter won't get bored?
Who is Waverly Jong?
When she asks the bartender about his jade pendant, how does he respond?
What is the uncertainty about the significance of it?
Who said "And they take bath, two three times every day. Running the water, running, running, running, never stop!"
Who is Suyan?
Who is the barber who cuts Waverly and her family's hair?
Who is Mr. Rory?
What dish, not crab, is used metaphorically to describe how Chinese mothers show love?
What are steamed dumplings and duck gizzards?
Who was invited to the dinner?
Who are Lindo and Tin Jong, Vincent and his girlfriend, Waverly, her fiancé, and her daughter, Soshana, Mr. Chong, Jing-mei, Suyan, and Canning Woo?
Who said, " 'I tell my daughter, Hey, why be poor? Marry rich!" He laughed loudly and then nudged Lisa, who was sitting next to him, "Hey, don't you get it? Look what happen. She gonna marry this guy here. Rich. 'Cause I tell her to, marry Rich.' "
Who is Uncle Tin?
Where does Waverly work and what does she do?
Where is Price Waterhouse?