Jing-Mei Woo
What is Jing-Mei Woo's American name?
June
What distinguishing feature does An-Mei have on her neck?
A scar
At what age was Lindo Jong promised to marry the young Huang boy?
Age 2
Who is Amah?
A nursemaid who raised Ying-Ying St. Clair.
What is the "art of invisible strength?"
To bite your tongue when you want something.
Mah jong
How did An-Mei Hsu get the scar on her neck?
She was burned by hot soup
What is the first name of the Huang boy that Lindo is engaged to marry?
Tyan- Yu
What is Ying-Ying's earliest recollection?
The boat ride.
Who taught Waverly the rules of chess?
Her brothers, library books, men on the street
Why does Jing-Mei Woo take her mother's place at the mah jong table?
Because her mother recently passed away and her father asked her to take her spot
Who takes care of An-Mei Hsu throughout her childhood?
Her grandmother "Popo"
Why did Lindo's family leave her with the Huang family years before the wedding?
What did Ying-Ying wish the Moon Lady for?
She wished to be found.
How did Waverly get her name?
What is in the envelope that Jing-Mei Woo receives from her "aunties?"
Money to visit her 2 twin sisters
What did An-Mei Hsu's mother do after her husband passed away?
She left and became a concubine
Why did Lindo's mother-in-law treat her so harshly?
She wanted a grandson.
What was Ying-Ying covered in that made Amah frightened?
Fish blood.
Who put on the annual Christmas party?
Church missionary ladies.
What is the name of the place that Jing-Mei Woo's mother traveled to during the war?
Kweilin
What did An-Mei Hsu's mother do after returning to Popo's deathbed?
She cut her own arm to cure her mother.
Why does Lindo buy herself gold bracelets?
To remind herself of her worth.
What was the big reveal about the Moon Lady?
She was a man.
What caused Waverly and her mother to get into an argument on the street?
Waverly told her mother to stop showing her off.