Who did Jing-Mei replace at the mahjong table?
Her mother
What is her mothers name?
Ying-Ying
Who did her 1st husband leave her for?
A singer/his mistress
Where is her scar?
Under her chin
Who was a chess genius?
Waverly Jong
What is her mothers name?
Suyuan Woo
What is her husbands name?
Harold
What did Ying-Ying do that caused her to be excluded from the family activity?
She got her dress dirty and decided to rub animal blood on it.
What did her mother do for her grandmother?
She cut a part of her flesh off in order to heal her mother
What do almost all of the mothers feel about their daughters?
They are too Americanized
What instrument did she play?
Piano
What is her favorite ice cream flavor?
None, she doesn't like ice cream
Who was she going to see with her family? And what did she desperately want?
They were going to see the Moon Lady, she desperately wanted to make a wish.
What rank was her mother as a concubine?
Third wife
What is the biggest fear the mothers have?
That their daughters wont remember them when they die
What did Jing-Mei do with the Piano after her mother died?
She got it fixed up [upgrades :)]
How did Lena and her husband deal with the financial aspect of their relationship all the way until their marriage?
They always split everything in half
What did she tell her daughter that often scared her?
What happened when her mother died?
Her mothers husband was scared that her ghost would haunt him so he took great care of An-Mei and her brother making them honored children and referred her mother as first wife.
Who fell off the boat?
Ying-Ying St. Clair
What did Jing-Mei say to her mother that caused them to stop talking?
She said she wished she was dead like "them" (her sisters that were left behind in China during the war)
What was Lena most afraid of when it came to her marriage?
She was afraid that her mother would find faults/problems concerning the marriage.
What was the Moon Ladies true identity?
A Man
Who set her mom up?
Second wife
What is a common issue these woman face in their lives?
Unhealthy relationships/ unstable relationships