1. Why did Second Wife stage fake suicides?
2. Why did Second Wife find women to become Wu Tsing’s Third Wife and Fourth Wife?
3. Briefly explain how An-mei’s mother got to marry Wu Tsing.
4. What happened two days before the lunar new year?
5. What did An-mei’s mother tell An-mei before dying?
6. What did Su Tsing promise An-mei’s spirit?
Ying-ying St. Clair: “Waiting Between the Trees.”
7. Briefly explain how Ying-ying’s first marriage came about and ended.
8. When the marriage ended, what did Ying-ying do in her rage and sorrow?
9. Ying-ying was born in the year of the _____, According to her, its spirit has two natures: the golden nature is fierce, and the black nature is cunning and crafty, waiting between the trees.
10. How did Ying-ying meet Clifford St. Clair?
11. They courted for four years. What news did Ying-ying wait for before marrying Clifford?
12. The first marriage had already drained Ying-ying’s spirit so much, she became the ghost of the tiger she had once been. But why has Ying-ying decided to make a change?
13. How does Ying-ying plan to make the change?
Lindo Jong: “Double Face”
14. What physical feature does Lindo’s mother tell her she is fortunate to have?
15. What fear does Waverly have about having her honeymoon in China?
16. Before her wedding, where does Waverly take Lindo to?
17. When Lindo first came to San Francisco, where did she work?
18. Why did Lindo name her daughter Waverly?
Jing-mei Woo: “A Pair of Tickets”
19. On their first night in China, what do Jing-mei and Canning’s relatives order from room service?
20. How did Suyuan’s entire family die?
21. Who found the twins?
22. Where did an old schoolmate of Suyuan’s recognize the twins?
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