The Joy Luck Club Rice Husband

How did Lindo Jong free herself from her marriage without breaking her promise?

• She faked a dream about her ancestors

• She secretly fled the country without telling anyone

• She waited for her husband to die

• She made her mother-in-law's life so unbearable that the marriage was called off

How did Lindo Jong become engaged to her future husband, Tyan-yu?

• A match was arranged through a matchmaker when Lindo was two and Tyan-yu was only one

• Tyan-yu's family paid Lindo's family for her

• Tyan-yu met Lindo in college and they instantly fell in love

• Tyan-yu's mother and Lindo's mother were best friends

What gift did Lindo's mother give to Lindo as the family moved away?

• A red jade necklace

• A swan

• A jade ring

• A red candle

Why was Jing Mei Woo taking part in the Joy Luck Club?

• Because they needed extra players

• To learn to play Mah Jong

• Her mother passed away, she was replacing her

• She liked a boy in the club

After Suyuan Woo passed, Jing-Mei Woo was invited to take her place at what table?

• The Go Fish Table

• The Uno Table

• The Mahjong Table

• The Poker Table

How does Jing-mei’s mother in The Joy Luck Club show her that she understands why she didn’t try harder at the piano?

• She doesn’t make her play at the recital.

• She stops talking about her to her friends.

• She takes an interest in her true hobbies.

• She gifts her their old piano as an adult.

Why did the women call it the Joy Luck Club?

• They knew a women named Joy

• The name was passed down from the prior generation

• Because they watched a tv show by the same name

• Because the women hoped to be lucky and that hope was their only joy.

Who is the author of The Joy Luck Club?

• Lindo Jong

• Jing-Mei Woo

• An-mei Hsu

• Amy Tan

When Jing-Mei's mother was in Kweilin, who was at war?

• China and Japan

• China and the United States of America

• Germany and Japan

• Europe and Asia

Why did Jing-Mei's mother form the Joy Luck Club in Kweilin?

• to be the first in her neighborhood to form a club

• because she loved to eat

• because she and her friends had nothing else to do

• to give herself and her friends a diversion from the horrors of war