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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. Ying-Ying feels that her daughter's home _________________________.
2. This daughter is tired of her mother's habit of ______________________________.
3. Lindo's oldest son, Winston, ___________________________.
4. Ted makes the assumption that ______________________-.
5. Why did Lena feel she caused Arnold's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Rose's mother say that Rose is without wood?
2. In this chapter we learn the origin of Bing's name. What is it?
3. What does Jing-Mei's mother mean when she says that everyone else, with the exception of Jing-Mei, wants the best quality? How is Jing-Mei different?
4. Does Rose grow in this chapter?
5. Why does Lena have such a strange financial relationship with Harold?
6. Is there a character in this story who might be represented in this parable?
7. Why did An-Mei feel she had no choice but to marry Wu Tsing?
8. Why is An-Mei's family so miserable?
9. What is the lesson the woman is trying to impart, and the question she is wanting to have answered?
10. What is the purpose of a mother trying to impose her own values on her daughter's life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about matchmaking in China. Although this practice was certainly not confined to China, it was practiced for several reasons, besides simply tradition. Research and understand the importance of this process, and share it in an essay, with examples and illustrations.
Essay Topic 2
In The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan weaves together a series of events from the past and present, as well as a series of characters whose lives have intersected. To help you understand the story more fully, write an essay divided into four parts, describing each mother, and each daughter, their past circumstances, their current situations, and their relationships.
Essay Topic 3
Ying-ying St. Clair says that as she gets closer to the end of her life, she is more in touch with the beginning. Her memories of her past are becoming clearer and she has developed an overview of her life's patterns and the problems she was not able to overcome. Old age, if one is lucky enough to get there, is a poignant time of life. Write an essay about your own old age. Imagine your children and grandchildren, but mostly formulate in your mind what your goals and aspirations might be for old age. Will you be satisfied with your life? Will you be healthy and active? How might others see you?
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