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The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
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”
Characters
Character List
Jing-mei (June) Woo
Suyuan Woo
An-mei Hsu
Rose Hsu Jordan
Lindo Jong
Waverly Jong
Ying-ying St. Clair
Lena St. Clair
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Miscommunication
America
Sexism
Quotes By Section
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”
Quotes By Character
Lindo Jong
Waverly Jong
An-mei Hsu
Jing-mei (June) Woo
Suyuan Woo
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
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"
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
American Translation: "Without Wood" & "Best Quality" Quiz
Further Study
American Translation: "Without Wood" & "Best Quality" Quiz
1
of 5
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
2
of 5
After discovering the divorce papers her husband left for her, how many days does Rose spend in bed?
2
3
4
5
3
of 5
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
of 5
According to Suyuan, the best quality crabs are ___.
Passive
Pre-cooked
Feisty
Well-fed
5
of 5
Who insulted Jing-mei's work during Suyuan's Chinese New Year dinner?
Waverly
Clifford
Rose
Mr. Chong
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