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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Parable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An-Mei Hsu grew up with ___________________________________.
(a) Her auntie and uncle
(b) Her mother and father
(c) Her father and her little brother
(d) Her grandmother and her little brother

2. The child of this Chinese mother proves to be ______________________________.
(a) Strong willed and disrespectful
(b) Happy and rambunctious
(c) Slightly slow
(d) Happy to stay where t is safe

3. When in China, the women of the Joy Luck Club were not allowed __________________________.
(a) To leave before sixteen hours were up
(b) To think a bad thought
(c) To drink more than one cup of tea
(d) Focus on winning

4. Amah is Ying-Ying's ___________.
(a) Aunt
(b) Sister
(c) Mother
(d) Nursemaid

5. An army officer told Suyuan Woo _________________________________-.
(a) That the Japanese are losing the war
(b) To hold on to her silk dresses
(c) To go to her husband in Chungking
(d) That her babies will be fine

Short Answer Questions

1. Lindo was able to convince her in-laws to end her marriage by ______________________________.

2. The only father An-Mei knows is ___________________.

3. In order to promote her fertility, Lindo was given ________________________.

4. In Chinese culture, respect for one's ancestors is called ___________.

5. "Popo" is An-Mei's ________________________.

(see the answer key)

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