Multicultural Short Stories

Who is coming to visit Amy and her family for dinner in "Fish Cheeks"?

• Amy's cousin

• The minister's son and his family

• Grandma

• Amy's best friend

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What point of view are the stories "Fish Cheeks" and "The Girl Who Can" being told from?

• Third person point of view

• Second person point of view

• First person point of view

• My point of view

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Why did Amy want to "disappear" in "Fish Cheeks"?

• She was embarrassed because she belched in front of Robert

• She was embarrassed about the way her family members were eating

• She had a zit on her forehead

• She dropped her plate while serving food

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In "Fish Cheeks," when the author saw the food the mother was cooking, she most likely felt

• amused

• surprised

• excited

• ashamed

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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In "Fish Cheeks," how is the character of Amy affected by the setting of this story?

• Her Chinese relatives and the unique food on the menu make her feel uncomfortable in her own home.

• Her father’s behavior at dinner makes her wish she had been born into a different family.

• She desperately wishes to appear more American, so she feels better when her mother gives her the skirt.

• She is proud of her home and happy to have guests over for dinner, making her feel confident

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At the start of the story "The Girl Who Can" what do the legs symbolize?

• a negative attribute

• a strength

• a source of achievement

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At the end of the story "The Girl Who Can" what do the legs symbolize?

• a bright future

• a problem

• a source of stress

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In "The Girl Who Can", what does Nana do to show she supports her granddaughter's education?

• Makes her breakfast

• Studies with her

• washes and irons her school uniform

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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What does Yeh-Shen accidentally leave behind at the festival? 

• A glass slipper 
• A feathered cloak 
• A golden shoe 
• Fish bones 

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"Yeh-Shen" is the Chinese version of which folktale?

• Snow White

• Sleeping Beauty

• Beauty and the Beast

• Cinderella

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