Rice Husband 1
What does "Chunwang Chihan" translate to?
IF THE LIPS ARE GONE, THE TEETH WILL BE COLD
What did Lena's mother believe she was gifted with?
The ability to see the future.
What was the restaurant called where Waverly and Lindo went to get lunch?
Four Directions
What was the "big news" that Waverly wanted to tell her mom, during lunch? (be specific)
That Waverly and Rich were getting married.
What did Lena's mother say about the slanted floors?
It would feel like she is "running down".
What did Lena's mother always do when she came to visit?
She would criticize how much money Lena and Harold would spend.
At what age did Waverly give up chess?
14
What would Lindo do, every time Waverly mentions Rich?
Lindo would quickly change the subject and cut Waverly off while she was talking.
Who is Arnold?
It was a neighbor boy who would be mean and bully Lena when she was a kid.
What did Lena's mother say after she looked in Lena's rice bowl, when Lena was a kid?
That Lena would marry a bad man. That every pock mark for every rice she did not finish.
What did Waverly's mom advice the other people around her to do, during lunch?
Wash out the rice bowls and utensils with warm water to clean before eating.
What did Waverly take guilt in, during her first marriage?
Waverly would criticize Harold (ex-husband) in everything he did, so she feels like she was the one to poison their marriage.
Chunwang chihan refers to...
one thing is always the result of another.
What would Lena wish for when she was younger?
She would wish to not marry someone like Arnold and wish for his death.
What was the main purpose to Waverly in bringing her mother, Lindo, back to her apartment?
So Waverly can passively show her mother that her and Rich are in a serious relationship and that they live together even if they are not married, yet.
When Waverly refers back to the chapter "Rules of the Game", she mentioned she had taken a break from chess. What was the significance of that story?
Waverly took a break from chess to teach her mother a lesson but in the end, it was actually Waverly who suffered because she loved the game. Lindo was not upset, at all and stopped hovering because she knew Waverly would regret it, when she saw other kids become the new champions.
What did the the list represent to Harold? What did it truly represent?
To Harold, It represented equality in a marriage rather than money. But, because of his idea that equality is based on money, his marriage would also be based off money.
What did Ying-Ying breaking the vase symbolize?
The vase was placed on a wobbly table that was created by Harold and by breaking the vase, it shows how unbalanced Lena and Harold marriage is.
When Waverly was young and returns to chess to find that her prodigy gone, what does she then realize?
When she pushed away chess, she was pushing her mother's love and support away, as well.
What does Waverly realize during dinner when she brought Rich over to meet her mom, for the first time?
Waverly notices that everything is fine and for years she projected her own anxieties through her mother; which, turned her into a spiteful, critical, and uncompromising woman.