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Feathers from a Thousand Li Away: Introduction & “The Joy Luck Club”
Feathers from a Thousand Li Away: “Scar,” “The Red Candle,” & “The Moon Lady”
The Twenty-six Malignant Gates: Introduction, “Rules of the Game,” & “The Voice from the Wall”
The Twenty-six Malignant Gates: “Half and Half” & “Two Kinds”
American Translation: Introduction, “Rice Husband,” & “Four Directions”
American Translation: “Without Wood” & “Best Quality”
Queen Mother of the Western Skies: Introduction, “Magpies,” & “Waiting Between the Trees”
Queen Mother of the Western Skies: “Double Face” & “A Pair of Tickets”
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Jing-mei (June) Woo
Suyuan Woo
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Rose Hsu Jordan
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Feathers from a Thousand Li Away: Introduction and “The Joy Luck Club”
Feathers from a Thousand Li Away: “Scar,” “The Red Candle,” and “The Moon Lady”
The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates: Introduction, “Rules of the Game,” and “The Voice from the Wall”
The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates: “Half and Half” and “Two Kinds”
American Translation: Introduction, “Rice Husband,” and “Four Directions”
American Translation: “Without Wood” and “Best Quality”
Queen Mother of the Western Skies: Introduction, “Magpies,” and “Waiting Between the Trees”
Queen Mother of the Western Skies: “Double Face” and “A Pair of Tickets”
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Feathers from a Thousand Li Away: Introduction & "The Joy Luck Club"
Feathers from a Thousand Li Away: "Scar," "The Red Candle," & "The Moon Lady"
The Twenty-six Malignant Gates: Introduction, "Rules of the Game," & "The Voice from the Wall"
The Twenty-six Malignant Gates: "Half and Half" & "Two Kinds"
American Translation: Introduction, "Rice Husband," & "Four Directions"
American Translation: "Without Wood" & "Best Quality"
Queen Mother of the Western Skies: Introduction, "Magpies," & "Waiting Between the Trees"
Queen Mother of the Western Skies: "Double Face" & "A Pair of Tickets"
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Where does Rose Hsu Jordan find divorce papers and a $10,000 check from her husband?
Under the bed
On the refrigerator
In the mailbox
On the kitchen table
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After discovering the divorce papers her husband left for her, how many days does Rose spend in bed?
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3
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Before her death, Suyuan cooked a crab dinner in honor of what holiday?
Christmas
The Dragon Boat Festival
The Chinese New Year
The 4th of July
4
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According to Suyuan, the best quality crabs are ___.
Passive
Pre-cooked
Feisty
Well-fed
5
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Who insulted Jing-mei's work during Suyuan's Chinese New Year dinner?
Waverly
Clifford
Rose
Mr. Chong
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