The Joy Luck Club Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Joy Luck Club Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Rose had to care for her brothers to learn ________________________.
(a) Fishing techniques
(b) Yiding, or responsibility
(c) Parenting skills
(d) Water safety

3. The winner of the American Mah Jong game takes home _________________________.
(a) Stock certificates
(b) Cash
(c) Leftover food
(d) City savings bonds

4. Lindo became aware of who she really was when ________________________________.
(a) She saw herself on her wedding day
(b) Concentrated on becoming pregnant
(c) She went to the river and slept
(d) She first saw Tyan-yu

5. Tyan-Yu was _____________________________.
(a) Like a small child who never grew up
(b) A sex addict
(c) Much like a brave Chinese warrior
(d) An overbearing brute of a husband

6. The woman's plans for the swan involve _________________________________.
(a) Feasting on it when she reaches America
(b) Keeping it alive for good luck
(c) Keeping it in America as a sacred pet
(d) Giving the swan to her daughter

7. Waverly's mother wanted Vincent's chess set _________________________.
(a) To be returned to its owner
(b) To be thrown away
(c) To have the missing pieces restored
(d) To be replaced with a new one

8. Rose's mother admitted to God that _______________________.
(a) She had sacred powers
(b) Their was an ancestral debt
(c) They had been careless
(d) Rose had not taught Bing manners

9. Lena's family moves up in status by moving _____________________________.
(a) To a Cantonese neighborhood
(b) From China to New York
(c) To Little Itay
(d) From Oakland to San Francisco

10. How did Lena learn that a new baby was coming?
(a) Her father shared the news with her
(b) Her aunt and uncle told her
(c) Her mother sat down and explained it to her
(d) A used crib showed up in her bedroom

11. Which kind of daughter did Jing-mei's mother want?
(a) Rebellious
(b) Free spirited
(c) Focused
(d) Obedient

12. The eternal aspect of Lindo's marriage was symbolized _________________________________.
(a) A tea ceremony about eternity
(b) With a candle lit at both ends
(c) A ride through town on a palanquin
(d) A ceremony with red scarves

13. Lena's great grandfather probably died from _____________________.
(a) Influenza
(b) Guilt and remorse
(c) Being drowned
(d) Being murdered

14. The old woman who buys a swan eventually _____________________________.
(a) Gives the swan to her daughter
(b) Takes the swan back to China
(c) Eats the swan to survive
(d) Takes the swan to America

15. Lindo was forced to live with her future in-laws because ______________________________________.
(a) A flood wiped our her family's home
(b) She was too old to stay at home
(c) Her dowry had gotten large enough
(d) Her family disowned her

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Hsus find that their Chinese relatives do not want American gifts, but prefer ____________.

3. Waverly's anger toward her mother is because ________________________.

4. A Chinese Santa Claus asked Waverly ______________________________________.

5. The mother appears certain that _________________________.

(see the answer keys)

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