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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
An-mei Hsu
Rose Hsu Jordan
Lindo Jong
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Ying-ying St. Clair
Lena St. Clair
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Feathers from a Thousand Li Away: Introduction and “The Joy Luck Club”
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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”
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The Twenty-six Malignant Gates: "Half and Half" & "Two Kinds"
American Translation: Introduction, "Rice Husband," & "Four Directions"
American Translation: "Without Wood" & "Best Quality"
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Queen Mother of the Western Skies: "Double Face" & "A Pair of Tickets"
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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
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Lindo and her daughter Waverly both have crooked noses, which Waverly says makes them look ___.
Patrician
Honest
Devious
Diabolical
3
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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
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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
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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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