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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, An-Mei Hsu, "Scar".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Suyuan Woo hoped her daughter _________________________________.
(a) Would grow up to be like her
(b) Would grow up to be a tax attorney
(c) Had a talent for playing piano
(d) Would not be like Waverly Jong

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

3. The white swan was purchased _____________________.
(a) In San Francisco
(b) In New York City
(c) In Shanghai
(d) Aboard the train

4. 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

5. An-Mei's mother shows up ___________________________.
(a) To reconcile with her children
(b) To retrieve An-Mei and her brother
(c) To help her mother in her illness
(d) To challenge An-Mei's aunt

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman intends to learn in America how to __________________________________.

2. The woman's daughter speaks _______________________.

3. An-Mei's mother is considered a "ghost" because _________________________________.

4. The old woman who buys a swan eventually _____________________________.

5. An-Mei's brother lost his happiness when _______________________________________-.

(see the answer key)

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