Feathers From a Thousand Li Away
In “Joy Luck Club”, what do the aunties want Jing Mei to do at the end of the chapter?
They want her to visit her moms twin daughters
In “Rules of the Game”, what does Waverly get for Christmas?
In the third vignette why was the daughter irritated with her mother?
The daughter believed her mother saw bad omens in everything.
Which bird appears in An-mei’s story as a symbol of suffering and surviving?
Magpie is a symbol of suffering and surviving.
In “Scar”, why was An-Mei’s mother disowned and referred to as a ghost?
She dishonored the family by remarrying when her husband died
In “The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates,” why does the mother tell her daughter she cannot ride her bike around the corner?
Because the daughter will get hurt, as the book of warnings predicts accidents.
In Without Wood, what does Rose Hsu Jordan (daughter) find out about Ted while they were calling each other?
She finds out Ted had been cheating on her.
What does Lindo Jong mean when she says “ I have 2 faces, one for China and one for America?
These countries have very different cultures and traditions and she need to change “faces”.
In “The Red Candle”, why does Lindo Jong stay in her arranged marriage?
She wants to keep her promise to her family, and keep the honor
In “The Voice from the Wall”, Why does Lena start seeing danger everywhere, and how is this related to her mother's superstition?
Lena starts seeing danger everywhere because her mother raised her to believe in superstitions. This constant warning makes Lena overly cautious, connecting her mother’s superstitions to her own tendency to imagine danger in everyday situations.
In Best Quality, why did Suyuan Woo (mother) cook the last crab but not eat it?
She cooked it in hopes it was still edible but realized that it was already dead and no longer edible.
Explain June’s motivation to go to China and find her sisters.
It was her mother’s dream.
In “The Moon Lady”, why does Ying-Ying feel lost at the moon festival?
Because she gets lost from her family and feels like no one is missing her
In “Half and Half,” how does Rose’s struggle to take responsibility for her decisions connect to her mother’s belief in fate and faith?
Rose avoids making choices because she fears mistakes although her mother tells her she must still stand up for herself. Rose begins to see that faith means finding strength to make her own decisions.
In Four Directions, what does Lindo Jong (mother) reveal she already knew about when confronted by Waverly Jong (daughter)?
She reveals that she knew Waverly Jong and Rich were getting married.
In what ways does An-mei’s mother’s sacrifice influence her idea of strength?
An-mei learns from her mother’s sacrifice that true strength can come from suffering and resilience.
In the first vignette, what does the swan represent?
It represents the mothers hopes and ambitions for her new life in America, and then the reality
In “Two Kinds,” how does Jing-mei’s fight with her mom about being a prodigy show the bigger idea of identity and expectations?
Jing-mei doesn’t want to be what her mom wants, because she feels like she’s losing sight of who she really is. When they argue it shows how pressure kids feel from parents and how hard it is to figure out your own identity
In Rice Husband, what does Ying-ying St. Clair (mother) ask Lena St. Clair (daughter) at the end of the chapter?
She asks if she knew the vase was going to break, why didn’t she stop it?
How does Ying-ying’s silence influence the way she raises her daughter, and what does it show about how silence can continue across generations?
Because Ying-ying stays quiet, she doesn’t teach Lena to be strong or assert herself. This causes Lena to grow up hesitant and unsure of herself. It demonstrates how patterns of silence and passivity can be handed down through generations.