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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. An-Mei's mother is considered a "ghost" because _________________________________.
(a) She had children out of wedlock
(b) She has had too many children
(c) She is only a fourth wife
(d) She has deserted her children

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

3. How was Ying-Ying rescued from the water?
(a) A snake held her above water
(b) She swam to a fishing boat
(c) Fishermen pulled her up in their net
(d) She was pulled ashore by brigands

4. The Hsu family went to beach so that Rose's father could __________________________.
(a) Sunbathe
(b) Spend time with his wife
(c) Play with his children
(d) Fish in the ocean

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rose is afraid to tell her mother about her divorce because _______________________________________.

2. The winner of the American Mah Jong game takes home _________________________.

3. In her final attempt to find Bing, Rose's mother ___________________________________.

4. An-Mei Hsu uses her Bible as ___________________________________.

5. Waverly's mother wanted Vincent's chess set _________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Waverly's unusual talent becomes a reason to pamper and spoil her. Does she appreciate this treatment? How does it affect her?

2. Why is Waverly disrespectful of her mother?

3. Does the little girl fall from the bicycle because her mother is right, or because she is afraid her mother is right, or is it just a chance circumstance?

4. Discuss the unusual circumstances under which Lena lives.

5. What is the root problem in Rose's marriage?

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

7. Ying-Ying has remained a frightened child into her adulthood, and now her daughter is forced to live with Ying-Ying's fears. Why is Ying-Ying St. Clair so afraid?

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

9. Jing-Mei Woo's mother and Waverly Jong's mother compete through their daughters' failures and successes. Are the two women friends?

10. What is the difference between the little girl's response to her mother's admonishment about riding the bicycle, and the response that one of these older women might have had to their mothers' warnings years ago?

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