The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan
Reading Quizzes
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Part 1, Prologue: Feathers from a Thousand Li Away
Questions
1. How does the duck turn into a swan?2. When immigration takes the swan away, what is the woman left with, and why does she want to give it to her daughter?
Answers
1. The duck overstretches its neck in hopes of becoming a goose.2. The woman is left with a feather, and she wants to give it to her daughter, so she can tell her the story of how the duck became a swan and how she came to America in hopes that her daughter would have a better life.