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Across 1. The title of Tan’s first short story was ___ Game. 4. Tan started a business _______ firm. 8. Because of Tan’s ethnicity, she writes about _______ differences in her works nonfiction and fiction. 10. Tan is credited with using rich______ to clearly depict/describe visual scenes for her readers. 13. The Hundred Secret Senses discusses the “yin world of _____.” 15. Tan's husband was a ______ attorney. 17. Amy Tan’s mother's name: _______. 18. References to Chinese religion in The Kitchen God’s Wife are 21. The Opposite of Fate is this type work: ____________. 25. The number of children's books written by Amy Tan: ____. 26. The Joy Luck Club was applauded for its _________ from seven different perspectives. 29. Tan was born during this month: _________. 30. Tan was born in this U.S. state: ___________. 33. A common _____ or issue in Amy Tan’s writing is racial or ethnic issues 34. Amy Tan uses the allusions to demonstrate difficulties families experience due to _______ gaps. 35. Tan demonstrates difficulties with broken _______ for American immigrants through her own examples of simple – yet grammatically incorrect - English. 36. The Joy Luck Club is Tan's best known work and was adapted into a _____. 37. The Opposite of Fate: A Book of _________ was written in 2003.

Down 2. Another common theme Amy Tan addresses in her works deals with mother-_______relationships. 3. At age 16, Tan was arrested for _________. 5. Tan was a finalist for many awards and honors including: the _____ Book Award. 6. Amy Tan finished high school in this country: __________. 7. The Valley of ________ is a novel by Tan that has not yet been released. 9. Tan is one of the best known _______-American authors. 11. What the Library Means to Me was written when Tan was age:______. 12. Tan’s father, John Tan, was a _______minister. 14. _______, the Chinese Siamese Cat is a character created by Tan. 16. Tan depicts the________ in her stories clearly so that readers can understand or relate to their concerns. 17. The Bonesetter's ________ was Amy Tan's fourth novel. 19. Amy Tan writes both non-fictional and ______ literary works. 20. The number of languages Joy Luck Club is published in: _______. 22. Rock Bottom Remainders is the name of Amy Tan’s _______ which includes other authors like Stephen King. 23. Amy’s mother wanted Tan to be a _______and a pianist. 24. Tan developed a project for the developmentally_______. 27. The _______ God's Wife has characters named Bao-bao and Peanut in it. 28. "You see what power is – holding someone else's fear in your hand and showing it to them," was a famous _____ by Amy Tan. 29. Tan’s books are highly appraised by ________, since most of her characters are strong females. 31. Both Tan’s father and brother died 6 months apart from _________ tumors. 32. Tan’s clumsy use of English is criticized by some _____. 33. It could be said that Amy Tan’s main _____ is miscommunication.