JLC Crosswords

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Across
  1. 3. The game played at the club meetings that represents the four corners of the earth.
  2. 7. Waverly’s American fiancé who fails to understand Chinese dinner etiquette.
  3. 8. An exclamation often used by the mothers to express dismay or pain.
  4. 10. The "___ ___ ___ Gates," a book of warnings the mothers give their daughters.
  5. 14. The only thing the mother has left of the swan at the end of the prologue.
  6. 16. Another name for the jade pendant June wears.
  7. 20. The place where the families stayed before moving to America.
  8. 23. The deaf piano teacher June tried to fool.
  9. 24. The chapter exploring Lindo’s identity in both China and America.
  10. 27. The formidable mother-in-law who obsessed over Lindo’s fertility.
  11. 29. The daughter whose marriage to Ted falls apart after she becomes "without wood."
  12. 30. The chapter title involving a luckless crab and a jade pendant.
  13. 32. Lena’s husband who insists on strict financial independence.
  14. 34. The names of the twin sisters left behind on the road to Chungking.
  15. 37. Waverly’s nickname, meaning "Little Sister."
  16. 38. The traditional Chinese philosophy (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) that dictates personality.
  17. 40. The founder of the original Joy Luck Club in Kweilin.
  18. 41. The name of Rose’s youngest brother who drowned at the beach.
  19. 42. The mother who learned to "swallow her tears" after watching her mother’s life as a concubine.
  20. 44. The bird in the prologue that represents the mothers' hope for their daughters.
  21. 45. The "___ Girl," what Ying-ying calls herself after losing her chi.
  22. 47. The destination Suyuan was trying to reach when she abandoned her babies.
  23. 51. The symbol of a marriage bond that Lindo blew out to change her fate.
  24. 52. The daughter who lives in a house of "imbalances" and splits every bill with her husband.
  25. 53. Waverly's first husband whom she describes as her "high school sweetheart."
  26. 54. Rose’s husband who leaves her after she refuses to make decisions.
Down
  1. 1. The chapter where Waverly tries to tell her mother about her engagement.
  2. 2. The "inner" and "outer" identities often discussed in the book.
  3. 4. The material of the pendant Suyuan gives June, her "life's importance."
  4. 5. The California city where the families eventually settled.
  5. 6. The physical mark on An-mei’s neck from a boiling soup accident.
  6. 9. The figure Ying-ying realizes is actually a man in a costume during the festival.
  7. 11. The wealthy man who took An-mei’s mother as a concubine.
  8. 12. The "___ ___ ___ Ghost," a story of An-mei's return to her mother.
  9. 13. The city where the first Joy Luck Club was formed during the war.
  10. 15. The mother who "lost her spirit" after a tragic first marriage and the loss of a son.
  11. 17. The grandmother who told An-mei that her mother was a "ghost."
  12. 18. The status of An-mei’s mother, which brought shame to the family.
  13. 19. Waverly’s daughter from her first marriage.
  14. 21. The name of the group that meets to eat, play, and hope.
  15. 22. The food Lena’s mother said her future husband would have a pock-marked face for every grain she left.
  16. 25. The woman who gave An-mei’s mother a fake pearl necklace made of glass.
  17. 26. The chapter title: "___ ___ ___ the Trees."
  18. 28. The spoiled young boy Lindo was forced to marry.
  19. 31. The zodiac animal shared by Ying-ying and her daughter, symbolizing power.
  20. 33. The strategy Lindo teaches Waverly to win at chess and in life.
  21. 35. The substance An-mei's mother used to end her life and "force" Wu Tsing to honor her children.
  22. 36. The system of animal signs that the mothers use to judge their daughters' characters.
  23. 38. The occupation of the man Ying-ying's family was visiting during the Moon Festival.
  24. 39. The daughter who travels to China to meet her long-lost twin sisters.
  25. 43. The word for "respect for ancestors" that An-mei’s mother supposedly lacked.
  26. 44. Lindo’s lesson on how to "win" without showing your hand.
  27. 46. The birds that represent the noise of joy and sorrow in An-mei’s story.
  28. 47. Suyuan’s husband and June’s father.
  29. 48. The "Chess Champion" daughter who struggles with her mother's invisible strength.
  30. 49. The mother who escaped an arranged marriage by tricking her in-laws with a "prophecy."
  31. 50. The place where An-mei’s mother lived as a fourth wife.