Copy of RL.CS.6 : The Joy Luck Club (9/2/2025)

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5 questions

Copy of RL.CS.6 : The Joy Luck Club (9/2/2025)

Last updated about 1 month ago

5 questions

Excerpt from "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan:

"My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could become instantly famous.

Of course, you can be a prodigy, too, my mother told me. You can be best anything. What does Auntie Lindo know? Her daughter, she is only best tricky. You can be best anything. You do not have to be best drummer. You can be genius. You just not trying."

Question 1

How does the author's choice of point of view impact the reader's understanding of the mother-daughter relationship?

The first-person narration distances the reader from understanding the mother's expectations

The third-person narration provides an objective view of both characters

The first-person narration helps readers intimately understand the pressure the daughter feels

The second-person narration creates a universal experience for all readers

Question 2

What effect does the mother's use of "you" have on the passage's tone?

It creates a formal, academic tone

It establishes a direct, commanding presence

It develops a mysterious, uncertain mood

It produces a detached, observational style

Question 3

How does the narrator's perspective reveal cultural expectations?

Through detailed descriptions of American customs

Through the contrast between American and traditional values

Through objective observations of both cultures

Through statistical data about immigrant success

Question 4

What does the mother's voice, as filtered through the narrator, reveal about her character?

She is uncertain about her daughter's future in America

She is completely satisfied with her daughter's choices

She is determined and confident about success in America

She is indifferent to her daughter's achievements

Question 5

How does the point of view contribute to the theme of expectations?

It emphasizes the conflict between personal desires and parental expectations

It minimizes the importance of family relationships

It focuses solely on American dream ideals

It presents only the daughter's perspective

Excerpt from "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan:

"My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could become instantly famous.

Of course, you can be a prodigy, too, my mother told me. You can be best anything. What does Auntie Lindo know? Her daughter, she is only best tricky. You can be best anything. You do not have to be best drummer. You can be genius. You just not trying."

Question 1

How does the author's choice of point of view impact the reader's understanding of the mother-daughter relationship?

The first-person narration distances the reader from understanding the mother's expectations

The third-person narration provides an objective view of both characters

The first-person narration helps readers intimately understand the pressure the daughter feels

The second-person narration creates a universal experience for all readers

Question 2

What effect does the mother's use of "you" have on the passage's tone?

It creates a formal, academic tone

It establishes a direct, commanding presence

It develops a mysterious, uncertain mood

It produces a detached, observational style

Question 3

How does the narrator's perspective reveal cultural expectations?

Through detailed descriptions of American customs

Through the contrast between American and traditional values

Through objective observations of both cultures

Through statistical data about immigrant success

Question 4

What does the mother's voice, as filtered through the narrator, reveal about her character?

She is uncertain about her daughter's future in America

She is completely satisfied with her daughter's choices

She is determined and confident about success in America

She is indifferent to her daughter's achievements

Question 5

How does the point of view contribute to the theme of expectations?

It emphasizes the conflict between personal desires and parental expectations

It minimizes the importance of family relationships

It focuses solely on American dream ideals

It presents only the daughter's perspective