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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
Queen Mother of the Western Skies: "Double Face" & "A Pair of Tickets" Quiz
Further Study
Queen Mother of the Western Skies: "Double Face" & "A Pair of Tickets" Quiz
1
of 5
What physical feature does Lindo's mother tell her she is fortunate to have?
A generous mouth
A straight nose
A double eyelid
High cheekbones
2
of 5
Lindo and her daughter Waverly both have crooked noses, which Waverly says makes them look ___.
Patrician
Honest
Devious
Diabolical
3
of 5
On their first night in China, what do Jing-mei and Canning's relatives order from room service?
Dumplings and noodles
A pizza
Hamburgers and fries
Sushi
4
of 5
According to Canning's story, what illness was Suyuan suffering from that made her unable to continue carrying her babies?
Dysentery
Measles
Whooping cough
Beriberi
5
of 5
Mei Ching and Mei Han, who found Suyuan's abandoned twins, were peasant members of what religion?
Buddhism
Islam
Shintoism
Christianity
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