What is Rose waiting to tell her mother at the beginning of "Half and Half" chapter?
She is waiting to her her that she is getting a divorce.
100
Why does Jing-mei rebel against her mother’s hopes for her musical ability?
She does this because Jing-Mei doesn't want to be a piano prodigy.
100
What profession is Ted (Rose's husband)?
A dermatologist
100
Rose was expecting the divorce from Ted.
False, she was very shocked
100
Who says, “You aren’t a genius like me”?
Waverly Jong
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Why is Ted divorcing Rose?
He is getting sued for a mistake in surgery practice. He wanted Rose to make decisions but she was having trouble with that.
200
Suyuan wants Jing-mei to be a prodigy, just like what two people?
Lindo and Waverly (chess prodigy)
200
What is pressuring Suyan to make Jing-Mei into a prodigy?
The other members of The Joy Luck Club boast about how amazing their prodigies are. Suyan simply wants that for her and her daughter.
200
Everyone in Rose's family felt bad about Bing's death.
True
200
What did An-Mei offer to appease the dragon in the ocean the morning after Bing's death?
An-mei made offerings of sweetened tea and a watery-blue sapphire ring that she tossed into the ocean
300
What happened to Rose's brother, Bing when she was 14?
He drowned in deep water at the beach.
300
Why can’t “Old Chong” tell when Jing-mei is playing badly?
She cannot hear or see very well to tell if the notes are correct.
300
Give an impression of one of the characters in the two chapters. No acting, no points. :)
:)
300
The Joy Luck Club Members could not all come to Jing-Mei's recitial
False
300
How said this: "Only two kind of daughters. Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind! Only one kind of daughter can live in this house. Obedient daughter!" (153)?
Suyan, Jing-Mei's mother
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How are An-Mei and Rose similar?
Rose claims they worry about the same things, yet pretended she wasn't worried.
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What was Jing-Mei feeling about her mother's cconstant want for her to be a prodigy?
She was sick of it and she did not want to follow what her mother told her to do. "I won't be what I'm not" (Tan 144).
400
What does June do now that her mother is dead?
She will go to her parents house to organize things and she plays the songs from her recital.
400
Mr. Chong lived near Jing-Mei.
True
400
Where was Rose's brother's name in the bible at her house?
In the deaths section slightly erased.
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What similar feeling did Rose think about both the situation with her brother and her marriage?
She felt they wouldn't find her brother and she could not save her marriage. Similar feeling being despair.
500
What 2 songs did Jing-Mei realize fit together?
"Perfectly Contented" and "Pleading Child"
500
What dos Rose say about fate in "Half and Half" chapter?
She says that fate is half made up by expectation and half by inattention.
500
An-Mei used her bible for decoration after the accident.
False
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What did Jing-Mei say to her mother that made her mom never mention piano lessons again?
June told her mother she wished she were dead like her two sisters.