Wishes and hopes for a better life in the new world
100
What did Suyuan have that was made of hung mu?
Her mah jong table
100
Who does An-mei refer to as "a large, unsmiling man, unhappy to be so still on the wall"?
Her dead father
100
What literary device is used on pages 46 and 47?
A flashback
100
Which character started The Joy Luck Club?
Suyuan Woo
200
What do An-Mei and her mother both have and what does it represent?
A Scar (Love and devotion)
200
What's the difference between Jewish mah jong and Chinese mah jong?
"Chinese may jong, you must play using your head, very tricky." -Suyuan Woo
200
Which character sacrificed her life to keep her parents' promises?
Lindo Jong
200
On page 33, what literary device does Auntie Lin use to convince June to play mah jong?
A simile
"How can we play with just three people? Like a table with three legs, no balance."
200
Which two relatives of An-mei died before she was 10?
Her father and her grandmother "Popo"
300
The 24 karat gold represents what?
True worth and value inside
300
Who does An-Mei call Popo?
Her grandmother
300
What did An-mei's grandmother call An-mei's mother?
A ghost
300
Why is it ironic that the structure of "The Joy Luck Club" is heavily influenced by the number 4?
4 is an unlucky number in China because it's close to the word for death.
300
How did Lindo Jong get out of her marriage?
She faked a dream that foretold a terrible future for Tyan-yu if he didn't leave her
400
What do shadows represent in "The Moon Lady"?
Self/feelings
400
Ying-ying's amah refers to a swimming snake, a jumping scorpion, a flying centipede, a dropping-down spider, and a springing lizard as the Five _____.
Evils
400
Which character died of a cerebral aneurysm?
Suyuan Woo
400
What literary device does Tan use right at the beginning of the third paragraph on page 77?
Visual Imagery
400
What does Ying-ying discover about the Moon Lady?
She's a man
500
This symbol represents the success of marriage in the Chinese culture. If it burns all without either end blowing out early, custom says that the marriage will be successful and happy. What is the symbol?
The Red Candle
500
What is a "Li"
A Chinese unit of distance (about 1/3 of a mile)
500
Which character has two little half sisters, and what does she call them?
Ying-ying has two little half sisters that she calls Number Two and Number Three
500
Tan uses a simile to compare Suyuan Woo's death to that of which animal?
A rabbit
500
Why was Ying-ying "crying on the back of the boat, standing in her white cotton undergarments and tiger slippers"?