1. Why was Jing-mei taking part in the Joy Luck Club?
-After the death of her mother, Jing-mei Woo was asked to fill the open seat in the Joy luck club that her mother had left behind. 2. How many Joy Luck Clubs have there been?
-There was 2 Joy Luck Clubs, The other one taking place in China during the Sino-Japanese war.
3. Why did Jing-mei’s mother form the Joy Luck Club in Kweilin?
-The Joy Luck Club was formed to take the mind off of the ongoing war.
4. Why did the women in the club call it Joy Luck?
-The club was called the Joy Luck Club because they hoped to get lucky, and that hope was one of the few joys left to them.
5. What surprising information did Jing-mei finally learn from her mother’s story about leaving Kweilin?
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Saying that his soup was not hot enough and spilling it on purpose.
5. What did Lindo’s mother-in-law instruct the servants to teach Lindo?
- She told the servants to teach Lindo to be a good wife. By showing Lindo how to cook, clean and take care of the house and her husband.
6. What promise did Lindo make to herself on her wedding day? -She promised she would never forget her sense of individuality
7. Why was Lindo unafraid while she was led down a path on her wedding day?
-Because she knew she would remember who she was on the inside.
8. What was the red candle’s significance and what was supposed to happen to it?
-The candle symbolized the marriage between Lindo and Tyan-yu, the candle was lit on both sides and has to stay light throughout the knight. If the candle went out the marriage was doomed.
9. What lie did the matchmaker’s servant tell?
- The servant lied and said the candle burned all night long.
10. What mark on Tyan-yu did Lindo use to “prove” her marriage was rotting?
- She pointed out the black mole on her back
11. How did Lindo escape from the marriage to Tyan-yu?
- She told the Huang family that the service girl had imperial blood.
12. What is the significance in the story of the Festival of Pure
-After the death of her mother, Jing-mei Woo was asked to fill the open seat in the Joy luck club that her mother had left behind. 2. How many Joy Luck Clubs have there been?
-There was 2 Joy Luck Clubs, The other one taking place in China during the Sino-Japanese war.
3. Why did Jing-mei’s mother form the Joy Luck Club in Kweilin?
-The Joy Luck Club was formed to take the mind off of the ongoing war.
4. Why did the women in the club call it Joy Luck?
-The club was called the Joy Luck Club because they hoped to get lucky, and that hope was one of the few joys left to them.
5. What surprising information did Jing-mei finally learn from her mother’s story about leaving Kweilin?
-She …show more content…
Saying that his soup was not hot enough and spilling it on purpose.
5. What did Lindo’s mother-in-law instruct the servants to teach Lindo?
- She told the servants to teach Lindo to be a good wife. By showing Lindo how to cook, clean and take care of the house and her husband.
6. What promise did Lindo make to herself on her wedding day? -She promised she would never forget her sense of individuality
7. Why was Lindo unafraid while she was led down a path on her wedding day?
-Because she knew she would remember who she was on the inside.
8. What was the red candle’s significance and what was supposed to happen to it?
-The candle symbolized the marriage between Lindo and Tyan-yu, the candle was lit on both sides and has to stay light throughout the knight. If the candle went out the marriage was doomed.
9. What lie did the matchmaker’s servant tell?
- The servant lied and said the candle burned all night long.
10. What mark on Tyan-yu did Lindo use to “prove” her marriage was rotting?
- She pointed out the black mole on her back
11. How did Lindo escape from the marriage to Tyan-yu?
- She told the Huang family that the service girl had imperial blood.
12. What is the significance in the story of the Festival of Pure