All American Slurp

Last week Mr. Ali was promoted.

• summoned
• approved
• commissioned
• advanced

Which relish do you recommend with the meal?

• recipe
• side dish
• dessert
• mustard

The students answered in unison.

• dramatically
• in loud voices
• at the same time
• confidently

The retreat had finally begun.

• encounter
• eruption
• expedition
• withdrawl

Tyrone found the scene revolting.

• engaging
• intense
• disgusting
• violent

Selena has disgraced her parents.

• disobeyed
• enraged
• deceived
• shamed

The children's progress was obvious.

• anxiety
• development
• discontent
• loyalty

Early in the story, what quote is the best clue that it is going to be humorous?

• "Raw celery has a slight sparkle."
• "The raw celery caught us unprepared."
• "In China we never ate celery raw."
• "We disgraced ourselves while eating celery."

Which of the following did Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Gleason have in common?

• Serving foods that they thought all their guests would enjoy.
• Asking guests to eat their food while not sitting at a table.
• Not knowing if the amount of food they served would be enough.
• Offering food to eat before the main meal was served.

Which of the following shows the readers how uncomfortable the Lin family felt at the Gleason's dinner party?

• They pulled strings out of the celery stalks.
• They shook hands with their hosts.
• They sat stiffly in a row on the sofa.
• They carried dining chairs to the table.