Jongs
Who are the mother and daugher in this pair?
mom = Lindo
daughter = Waverly
Who are the mother and daughter in this pair?
mom = Suyuan
daughter = Jing-Mei/June
daughter = Rose
mom = An-Mei
Who are the mother and daughter in this pair?
mom = Ying-Ying
daughter = Lena
What does the swan feather symbolize?
all June's mom's hope for her, "long cherished wish"
What was Waverly best known for?
chess
What did June's mom want for her and pressure her to be?
prodigy
What did An-Mei's mom do to try to save her mom (Popo)?
cut off a piece of her arm, flesh soup
Describe Ying-Ying
like a ghost, not all there, weird, quiet
What was the 26 malignant gates about?
knowledge mothers have but the children don't, but they also won't tell them exactly what it is
What is Waverly's fiance's name?
Rich
For most of the book, how does June feel about her mom?
pressured, like she'll never live up to her expectations
What is Rose's soon-to-be ex-husband's name?
Ted
Harold
What was the story with the mirror and the peach blossom luck?
babies, grandchildren, fertility
How does Waverly think her mom feels about Rich?
does not approve, not good enough
What does June need to do, the task her aunties give her?
go to China, meet her half-sisters, tell them about their mom
Why was An-Mei's mother disgraced?
After her husband died, she stayed the night at a woman's home she met that night, the husband raped her, she became pregnant. Rather than return home, she became a concubine.
abused and cheated on by ex-husband, aborted baby
What did the grandmother want to teach her daughter that she learned from the baby granddaughter?
how to lose your innocence but not your hope, how to laugh forever
What does Lindo say about Waverly going to China?
not Chinese enough
Where is June's mom's seat at the mah-jong table?
East
Why is Rose divorcing Ted?
she doesn't make decisions, seems like she doesn't care, he's frustrated and can't make them all anymore after a malpractice suit caused him to doubt himself
What's with the lists?
tracking everything each one of them buys for themselves v. together, tracking/keeping score, not equals not sharing not honest
open ended