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

2. What did Jing Mei guess was the capital of Finland?
(a) Sacramento
(b) Nairobi
(c) London
(d) New York

3. Waverly's mother says Waverly's success can be attributed to _______________.
(a) The gods
(b) Talent
(c) Skill
(d) Luck

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

5. A man on the street leers and acts threatening to Lena's mother. Her mother feels this happened because ______________________________.
(a) She was pregnant
(b) She had her daughter with her
(c) Her life was out of balance
(d) She had dressed up too much

Short Answer Questions

1. Lena St. Clair's mother appears to be _______________________.

2. The child finally decides to ______________________.

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

4. The woman's feels her daughter __________________.

5. The old woman's daughter swallowed this, more than sorrow.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might it be that Jing-Mei continues to be a failure?

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

3. What does Lindo's snuffing the candle out signify?

4. 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?

5. Discuss Waverly's mother's response to Waverly's success. Why might a daughter of Lindo Jong be seen as special? Why would Lindo want to brag and grandstand her daughter?

6. Why is Waverly disrespectful of her mother?

7. Since the little girl is too young to be told about them all, discuss what some of the twenty-six malignant gates might be.

8. The soup An-Mei's mother made for her dying mother was the ultimate show of love for her mother. What does it symbolize?

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

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

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