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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Jing-mei's job is that of a _____________________.
2. During an epidemic in Shanghai, Ying-Ying worked in ____________________.
3. Waverly gives up chess for good because she ________________________________-.
4. Waverly has an ignorant fear of Jing-mei's hairdresser _______________________________.
5. What is the supposed effect of a mirror at the foot of the bed?
Short Essay Questions
1. "Peach blossom luck" is a feng shui belief that certain objects and angles in a room will influence the happiness and longevity of a marriage. Discuss why or why not this might be possible.
2. Lindo was a very strong girl, traveling alone and finding her way in San Francisco. How does Waverly compare to her mother in terms of strength and character?
3. Lindo knows Waverly's weak spots, and pokes at them. Discuss what they are.
4. Why does Rose's mother say that Rose is without wood?
5. Does Ying-Ying love her husband, Saint?
6. What is the lesson the woman is trying to impart, and the question she is wanting to have answered?
7. How does it affect Jing-Mei to meet her long lost sisters in China?
8. Why does Lena have such a strange financial relationship with Harold?
9. What is the purpose of a mother trying to impose her own values on her daughter's life?
10. In this chapter we learn the origin of Bing's name. What is it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are many references in this story to the invasion of China by Japan. Write an expository essay revealing why Japan invaded China and what it hoped to gain by this. What were the circumstances of the war that made China vulnerable? What was the outcome between the two countries? Did China accomplish what it hoped to by invading Japan?
Essay Topic 2
Research and write a biography on the author, Amy Tan. In addition to general information about Tan, draw some conclusions as to how and why she knows so much about a time before she was alive. Is her material all from personal experience or is it researched?
Essay Topic 3
On page 22 of The Joy Luck Club, Suyuan Woo describes the effects of war on the town of Kweilin. In effect, people from all walks of life became more equal in the midst of a disaster. Write an expository essay about events that tend to "level the playing field" in our society, whether as a whole or in groups or sectors. Consider natural disasters, economic disasters, political and other events.
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