Joy Luck Club Quiz pgs. 19-41 (ENG11HNRS)
What were the only two words they could say when taking a tile?
'Pung!' Or 'Chur!'
How old is Jing Mei Woo?
36
Who was the Refugee Welcome Society
A group composed of white haired American missionary ladies from the First Chinese Baptist Church
Name the three women she wanted to ask about for the Joy Luck Club
An army officer's wife Another girl from a rich family in Shanghai A girl from Nanking from a low class family and married an old man who had died
How do the people at Joy Luck eat?
As if they had been starving, stuffing forkfuls into their mouths
What did the doctor say she passed away from
Cerebral aneurysm
What are some forms of 'dyansyin' foods
Dumplings shaped like silver money ingots Long rice noodles for long life Boiled peanuts for conceiving sons Many good luck oranges for a sweet life
In her leather trunk, what was the only thing that was inside it
Fancy silk dresses
What would they do after eating
Fill a bowl with money where everyone can see and sit down at the mahjong table.
How many days did she push before the Japanese came
For four days
Why did her first husband and bring her and her two babies to Kweilin
He thought it'd be safe
What was the role of her first husband
He was an officer with the Kuomintang
How did her father think she passed away
Her father thinks she was killed by her own thoughts
Since there were not trains what did she end up doing?
Her friend bribed a man for a wheelbarrow
Who was Jing Mei Woo suppose to replace
Her mother, who had passed away 2 months ago
What did they call 'very fragrant red wood'
Hong mu
What was their only joy
Hope
How did her mother think of Joy Luck
It was an idea she remembered from her first marriage in Kweilin
What did they think of their parties every week
It was like welcoming a new year and to forget about their past wrongs. They were not allowed to have a bad thought
Because of their gifts, what did her parents ended up doing
Joining the church
What is Jing's American name
June
Who's Auntie Ying's daughter
Lena
How does she earn money to travel there
Masked by their generosity, Auntie Ying mentions about a end of the year banquet for all their mahjong winnings that they save ho
What was Waverly proficient in?
Playing chess
Who are the 3 Hsu girls
Rose, Ruth, Janice
How did Auntie An-Mei feel?
She cried before leaving China, and although everyone had a palm, she left empty handed
How did her (mother's) friends at the Joy Luck feel about her death
She died just like a rabbit; quickly and with some unfinished business left behind
How did Auntie An-Mei feel towards the end?
She felt it better to give than to receive
Why did her mother begin to loser her beauty for Kweilin?
She felt like a city of leftovers, how they looked down on everyone else and how people pushed them around and gave them their diseases
What was on trait about Jing's mother
She felt that something was always missing, needed improving or not in balance.
How does Jing and her mother describe Auntie Ying
She had always been the weird auntie, lost in her own world. She is not hard of hearing but hard of listening
What had happened to Auntie An-Mei during her trip to China three years ago
She had spent over $2000 on her family on chocolates and clothes. When she arrived she didn't just meet her brother, but also the wife's family, distant cousins, and other relatives
At the end of the story, she had lost everything except for 3 silk dresses. What happened to the babies?
She made it clear that Jing's father was not her first husband and that she was not those babies.
What did she put inside the wheelbarrow
She pushed her two babies.
Where and when did her mother start the Joy Luck Club. What same event occurred that year?
She started the San Francisco version of Joy Luck in 1949; It was the year her mother and father left China
What did she do when the wheel of her wheelbarrow broke
She tied scarves onto each and shoulder and placed a baby. She carried a bag of clothes and food
What did her mother try for June
She tried to turn her into a concert pianist but failed and so thought that she would just be a late bloomer
What did her mother wear because her father told her to hide the shiny clothes
She wore the same brown checkered Chinese dress
On Joy Luck nights, what was Jing Mei assigned to do (when she was a child)
Take care of younger children
What is June to tell her siblings
Tell them about her mother's death, her life
What did Jing's mother complain about Auntie An-mei
That she never thought about what she was doing
What did the people think of all their gatherings
That they were wrong to serve banquets every week while many starved. Some also thought that were possessed by demons bc they celebrate despite lost families and home were separated
Who did her parents meet through those events
The Hsus, the Jongs & St. Clairs
How did the people treat their food and overall lifestyle?
They ate sparingly, not as if they didn't have enough They felt lucky knowing they had some luxuries others didn't have
What did the women say towards this
They felt that they should not reflect on their sadness for something already lost
Why did the Joy Luck Club start investing in stocks
They got tired of the same people winning and losing and decided a long time ago to invest in a stock market
How were her and her mother alike?
They had the same wispy hand gestures, same girlish laugh and sideways look
How did they play like
They played with seriousness and nothing else but adding happiness through winning
How did June describe the relationship of Auntie Lin and her mother
They were both best friends and arch enemies who spent a lifetime comparing their children
While the mother was still alive, what was the attire of the women
They wore Chinese dresses embroiled in silk
What did the Joy Luck aunties
They wore slacks, bright print blouses and sturdy walking shoes
What does Auntie Ying tell her about what her mother intends for her to do
To find her long lost sisters back in Kweilin
What was the idea of her mother?
To have a gathering of four women, and each week they would host a party to raise money and raise spirits. The hostess would serve special dyansyin food and
What did an army officer tell Jing's mother to do one day
To run away from Kweilin
After settling them in their house, where did the father go?
To the northwest, To Chungking
Jing's mother though of each person was made up of 5 elements. Name 3 mentioned in the story
Too much fire = bad temper Too little wood = you bent too quickly to listen to other's ideas Too much water= you flowed in so many directions
Who was Auntie Lin's daughter
Waverly Jong
