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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. Lindo's mother told her as a child that _________________________________.
2. During the war, it was not well-known that the Japanese entered ________________________.
3. What does the jade pendant symbolize?
4. Jing-Mei's paternal aunt and her father speak ____________________.
5. The characters in this parable are ______________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. It becomes more obvious in this chapter the kinds of adults that Jing-Mei and Waverly have grown into. Who is more likable?
2. 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?
3. Does Ying-Ying love her husband, Saint?
4. Why does Rose's mother say that Rose is without wood?
5. Is there a character in this story who might be represented in this parable?
6. What is the lesson the woman is trying to impart, and the question she is wanting to have answered?
7. Discuss what is meant in this chapter by "double face."
8. What is the purpose of a mother trying to impose her own values on her daughter's life?
9. In this chapter we learn the origin of Bing's name. What is it?
10. The fact that June Woo's mother has searched for a lifetime for her two daughters, and then dies before she can see them again, is strongly ironic. How might the story have been different if she had lived to make the trip to China and reunited with her daughters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Suyuan Woo made the decision to leave her two small babies at the side of the road out of pure desperation, hoping that someone would find them and care for them, since she could not. She spent her adult life trying to find her lost daughters. Write a persuasive essay about the pros and cons of adoption and take a position. Don't forget to comment on laws that prevent or allow biological parents and children to contact one another.
Essay Topic 3
The older Chinese women in this story experienced certain aspects of severe female oppression while in China. At the heart of this story is the message of how our own past is imprinted on our children, regardless of how different their lives are. Write an essay about how the experiences of each of the older Chinese women in the story purposely, or inadvertently, passed on certain attitudes and viewpoints about women and their roles to their American daughters. Discuss the impact on their daughters, as well.
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