2016 Joy Luck Club Pages 3-18 Test sans answers
On page 4 in the book,"Joy Luck Club", Amy Tan writes,"My father thinks she was killed by her own thoughts. 'She had a new idea inside her head, but before it could come out of her mouth it grew too big and burst." By listening this description about his wife, what sickness can you infer she had?
Anxiety or anyerism This is a metaphor
On page 7 what literary device is "Over the years she told me the same story, except for the ending ,which grew darker, casting long shadows into her life, and eventually into mine."
Foreshadowing
On page 6 the author writes "We almost laughed to death." What literary device is this?
Hyperbole
What does it show about Jing Mei's mom when she says, "Who wants those useless things? They just want money."
I can infer that she is a critical person but very realistic
Analyze what the swan represented on page 3.
It represents hope
On page 4 of The Joy Luck Club are the "aunties really her aunt's, if not, then what are they?
No. They are family friends that come from a baptist ministry. Same Church
Based on all that you about the book, what can you infer to when Auntie Lin says "Pung!" and "Mah jong!"? What literary device is being used?
Onomatopoeia and she means and I can infer that she won
On page 50, Auntie An-mei cries, "Not know your own mother?" Based on all you know about literary devices, what literary devices are being used here.
Rhetorical question, assonance, or consonance
On page 35 on the Hsus' trip to China, how much money had auntie An-Mei saved and analyze her intentions for saving that money.
She saved $2,000 and he wanted to help her brother but ended up helping the whole village.
On page 27, analyze why the people at the Joy Luck Club meeting are laughing at her and think she is a child at 36 years old.
She was late and irresponsible like a child, silly.
What is the significance of Auntie Lin NOW being called "the East Wind"?
Since Mrs woo died auntie Lin has been the best majong player.
How many Joy Luck Clubs have there been and how many families are involved in the current Joy Luck Club and what are their last names?
There have been 4 familes. Hsus, Woo's, Jongs, and the saintclares. There have been 1 clubs.
On page 4 the author writes, "Joy Luck was an idea my mother remembered from the days of her first marriage in Kweilin, before the Japanese came." From this sentence, what can you infer happened to Mrs. Woo's old family?
They have either died or have been separated due to the Chinese and the Japanese war.
What two themes are prevalent in this first section?
hope, English culture vs Chinese culture, and mother daughter.
The author uses "Boom! Boom!" to describe the sound of the bombing outside. What literary device is this?
onomatopoeia
