Questions：
1.When was the story set?
2.What do you learn of Ben Loy and Mei Oi ?
3.Where is the Money Come club located? What kind of club is it?Who are the frequenters? What are their opinions of women, both Chinese women and Chinese American women?
4.What do you know about Wang Wah Gay and Lee Gong?
5.What kind of man is Ah Song?
6.When and how did Ben Loy first learn of sex?
7.How is the relationship between Mei Oi and her father?
8.How does the wedding banquet of Ben Loy and Mei Oi impress you? Who seem to be the most important people at the banquet?
9.Discuss Wang Chuck Ting’s place and influence in the Chinese community in New York.What are his opinions of women? What is his reaction to Mei Oi’s affair?
10.What are Wang Wah Gay’s reactions to Mei Oi’s affair?
11.How does Wang Chuck Ting help Wang Wah Gay? What does it show?
12.What does Ben Loy and Mei Oi’s departure for San Francisco show? How is their life in San Francisco different from their life in New York and Stanton?
13.How does Ben Loy regain his vigor?
14.Comment on the bachelor society portrayed by Louis Chu in Eat a Bowl of Tea.What is the influence of Chinese culture and tradition on Ben Loy and Mei Oi?
15.Comment on the author’s portrayal of Ben Loy and Mei Oi.
16.Discuss the title and theme of Eat a Bowl of Tea.