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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. The old woman wants to use perfect English to explain ________________________________.
(a) The story of the swan to her daughter
(b) Her sister's unfortunate situation
(c) Her predicament to customs
(d) Her reasons for leaving China

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

3. An-Mei's mother left her behind in order to _____________________________________________.
(a) Have her raised by a woman who was more stable
(b) Save her from her new husband's disregard
(c) Save An-Mei from her own humiliated station in life
(d) Let her have a life with her younger brother

4. At the Mah Jong table, Suyuan Woo always sat _________________________-.
(a) Sideways on her chair
(b) Facing the east
(c) Slumped in her chair
(d) Straight and rigid

5. The token saved from the swan carries with it ________________________________.
(a) A fortune in memories
(b) All the woman's good intentions
(c) All the luck the woman did not have in China
(d) A promise that she would learn English

Short Answer Questions

1. Suyuan Woo hoped her daughter _________________________________.

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

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

4. An-Mei's mother shows up ___________________________.

5. When in China, the women of the Joy Luck Club were not allowed __________________________.

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