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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lindo Jong's family treated her ________________________________.
(a) Like an orphan they cared for
(b) As though she were a ghost
(c) As though she was an unwanted child
(d) As though she belonged to someone else

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

3. The child cannot read about the Malignant Gates because _______________________________.
(a) It is far beyond her reading level
(b) It is written in Chinese
(c) Her mother refuses to let her see the book
(d) It is adult reading, not meant for children

4. A Chinese Santa Claus asked Waverly ______________________________________.
(a) If she knew her proper age
(b) If she believed in Jesus and obeyed her parents
(c) If she really believed in Santa Claus
(d) If she had been good to her parents

5. In order to promote her fertility, Lindo was given ________________________.
(a) Scissors and sewing needles
(b) Strong backrubs
(c) Polished dowry furniture
(d) Gold and jewelry

Short Answer Questions

1. Auntie had a tongue "like hungry scissors _________________________.

2. Rose's mother recorded Bing's death _______________________.

3. Jing Mei is afraid that if she does not find the prodigy in herself she will _________________________-.

4. How did Ying-Ying end up in the water?

5. The Mah Jong tiles are arranged into ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. The Moon Lady says woman is the dark yin, and man is the bright truth of yang. How did this kind of thinking affect the characters in this book over their lifetimes?

2. Rose's mother, An-Mei Hsu, has raised quite a large family in America. What might have made her want so many children?

3. The imagery of the woman fluttering her arms when the swan is taken from her is sad. What does it imply?

4. The parable is obviously based on a current-day story in which one of the mothers in the book tries to warn her daughter of her superstitions. Discuss other instances in the book up until this point where mothers feel they know so much more than their daughters.

5. Discuss how it is that the Italian girl next door provides a sense of peace for Lena.

6. Why did An-Mei's mother return to her sister's home where she was so unwanted and rejected? Was her mother the person An-Mei had thought she was?

7. Why is Jing-Mei satisfied to hit the wrong notes on the piano?

8. Jing-Mei Woo's mother has great expectations of her daughter. Why is she like this?

9. Discuss the reason that An-Mei's mother is considered a "ghost" and does not live with her children.

10. Discuss Ying-Ying's mental state and some of its origins.

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