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Amy Tan Trivia

1. The first time Amy Tan learned her mother's real name was on:
A) the day of Tan's 16th birthday
B) the day her mother died
C) the day Tan's first child was born
D) her mother's 60th birthday

2. Tan was first published when she was:
A) 8
B) 18
C) 28
D) 38

3. The title of Tan's second book was:
A) The Joy Luck Club
B) The Hundred Secret Senses
C) The Kitchen God's Wife
D) The Bonesetter's Daughter

4. Which of the following jobs did Amy Tan NOT hold:
A) bartender
B) business writer for AT&T
C) legal assistant
D) consultant for developmentally disabled children

5. Which of the following songs does Amy Tan perform in her band, the Rock Bottom Remainders:
A) These Boots Are Made For Walking
B) Respect
C) Midnight Train To Georgia
D) I Will Survive

6. How many children does Tan have:
A) 3
B) 2
C) 1
D) 0

7. Amy Tan has written two children's books. Which of the following are the books' titles:
A) Puddles and Tootie and The Adventures of Bubba
B) The Chinese Cat and The Moon Lady
C) The Last Panda and Where Are The Stars
D) Why Must I? and Sagwa the Cat

8. Which of Tan's short stories was chosen for BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS in 1991?
A) End Game
B) Faith Sale
C) Mother Tongue
D) Yin People

9. How old was Tan when her father and brother died of brain tumors?
A) 17
B) 16
C) 15
D) 14

10. In what year was THE JOY LUCK CLUB published?
A) 1988
B) 1989
C) 1990
D) 1991