Across
- 2. Suyuan was forced to do this when she thought she was going to die.
- 6. All the daughters try to avoid bring this to their family, causing a lot of stress.
- 9. A gift brought by the bride to her husband in marriage.
- 11. Prized and precious.
- 14. A major theme in JLC about mom's passing on memories and lessons to daughters.
- 17. Benevolent and without harm.
- 18. There were many of these in China when the Japanese invaded.
- 20. Partially see-through and oqaque.
- 21. Amy Tan's mother was here in the 1920s.
- 22. Means magnificent, think of the house An-mei's mother's husband lived in.
- 26. Means unnoticed, unaware.
- 29. All the mom's in JLC had to leave something behind.
- 31. Very rare to see in daily life, but when shown means kindness.
- 33. Symbolizes the removal of Ni.
- 34. People like Waverly were able to find successful jobs and make a _____.
- 35. A substance with a certain aromatic smell.
- 37. Different versions of the same language, very prominent in China.
- 39. The game that Jing-Mei's mom and her original JLC members played in China.
- 41. Has a mother that is very quiet.
- 42. Suyuan gives this to her daughter.
- 43. The next generation that the mothers in JLC have to raise.
- 46. Jing-mei and Suyuan's friends sent this to China to inform the sisters that Suyuan had passed.
- 47. A major theme in JLC about a family's history.
- 48. Lindo Jong sacrificed her life to keep her parent's will.
- 49. It is important to show Shou to past _____.
- 50. Very submissive wife of Ted.
Down
- 1. Lindo tried to make her daughter submit to her.
- 3. Suyuan was from this place in China.
- 4. Lena's mother first husband went to flirt with other women.
- 5. The male who accompanies the female who gave birth.
- 6. Symbolizes the things a mother had to sacrifice for her daughter
- 7. Legally, socially, and often religiously recognized union between two individuals.
- 8. The female who gave birth to a child.
- 10. The daughter's in JLC barely showed any to their mothers until they were well into adulthood.
- 12. Rose's mother felt this after losing Bing.
- 13. Has two half sisters.
- 15. Waverly went to these competitions and became a chess champion.
- 16. Suyuan wished to someday go back to China to find these girls.
- 19. Really good chess player.
- 23. Means forgotten and useless.
- 24. All the mother's in JLC had _____ something in the past.
- 25. Jing-mei meets her sisters fulfilling Suyuan's wishes.
- 27. A simile to the word auspicious.
- 28. Many characters in JLC had a _____ to go get a better life.
- 30. The starting position in a MahJong game.
- 32. The mahjong table was made of this type of wood.
- 36. In the early day's of the moms in JLC, they relied heavily on this to get a better life.
- 38. The daughters in JLC have this tone with their mothers every time they speak.
- 40. In Chinese culture, these entities would be a sign of bad luck.
- 44. Very important to Chinese families.
- 45. The mothers all wish their daughters to have ____ life.
