Joy Luck Club
Scar
The Red Candle
The Moon Lady
Rules of the Game
100

Who started the Joy Luck Club?

Suyuan/June's mother

100

What spilled over An-Mei that burned her?

Soup

100

How old is Lindo when her marriage is arranged?

2 years old

100

Who is Amah?

Her nursemaid/nanny

100

Where did Waverly's family get the chess set?

A church Christmas party

200

An-Mei's mother showed disrespect for her family when she became a concubine, what does An-Mei have as a result?

a scar

200

What did An-Mei's mother add to her dying meal?

A piece of her arm

200

How does Lindo's future husband behave?

He is very spoiled

200

Why does Ying-Ying cover all of her clothes in blood?

She thinks that no one will notice the stain if her clothes are fully stained.

200

What/who is Waverly named after?

The street she lives on

300

What did Suyuan leave behind when fleeing Kweilin?

She left behind her twin daughters 

300

Why doesn't An-Mei say her mother's name?

Popo told her not to speak her name.

300

What does the red candle represent?

Long marriage bonds

300

What does Amah say Ying-Ying's mother will do when she finds out about Ying-Ying's clothes?

Her mother will have both Amah and Ying-Ying banished.
300

Why did Waverly believe that her family wasn't poor?

She was fed and taken care of

400

Jing-mei has too much of this element.  

She has too much water

400

Why didn't Popo want An-Mei to remember her mother?

Her mother was a concubine

400

What does Lindo decide before she gets married?

That she will stay true to herself while also keeping her promise to her parents.

400

Why do the fishermen decide that Ying-Ying is not a beggar girl?

Her skin is too pale and her feet are too soft

400

Why does Waverly not enjoy going to the market with her mother?

Her mother uses Waverly to show off

500

Why did they call it the Joy Luck Club?

Because they wanted to be lucky and have joy

500
In the story Popo told An-Mei, what was in the greedy girl's belly?

A white winter melon

500

How does Lindo get out of her marriage?

She says she had a very bad dream. In the dream the ancestors cursed her marriage.

500

Is Ying-Ying's wish granted?

Not fully, she was found physically, but she has always felt that they didn't find the same girl.

500

What did Waverly trade to play chess?

Lifesavers

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