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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Three days of sleeping may have given Rose _________________.
2. Why did Lena hate Arnold so much?
3. Waverly had to become ill before her mother would _____________________________-.
4. Waverly gives up chess for good because she ________________________________-.
5. Lindo disapproves of Waverly's mink because ___________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Rose's mother say that Rose is without wood?
2. How does it affect Jing-Mei to meet her long lost sisters in China?
3. The fact that June Woo's mother has searched for a lifetime for her two daughters, and then dies before she can see them again, is strongly ironic. How might the story have been different if she had lived to make the trip to China and reunited with her daughters?
4. What does Jing-Mei's mother mean when she says that everyone else, with the exception of Jing-Mei, wants the best quality? How is Jing-Mei different?
5. Discuss what is meant in this chapter by "double face."
6. Lindo knows Waverly's weak spots, and pokes at them. Discuss what they are.
7. Ying-Ying's story is vast and complex, and one that her daughter has never known or understood. Why, in this chapter, has she decided to tell Lena everything about her life?
8. Did Lena's mother knock the table over that shattered the vase in her bedroom?
9. What is the purpose of a mother trying to impose her own values on her daughter's life?
10. Is there a character in this story who might be represented in this parable?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Research and write a biography on the author, Amy Tan. In addition to general information about Tan, draw some conclusions as to how and why she knows so much about a time before she was alive. Is her material all from personal experience or is it researched?
Essay Topic 2
On page 22 of The Joy Luck Club, Suyuan Woo describes the effects of war on the town of Kweilin. In effect, people from all walks of life became more equal in the midst of a disaster. Write an expository essay about events that tend to "level the playing field" in our society, whether as a whole or in groups or sectors. Consider natural disasters, economic disasters, political and other events.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about matchmaking in China. Although this practice was certainly not confined to China, it was practiced for several reasons, besides simply tradition. Research and understand the importance of this process, and share it in an essay, with examples and illustrations.
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