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

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

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

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

• amused

• surprised

• excited

• ashamed

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

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

• a negative attribute

• a strength

• a source of achievement

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

• a bright future

• a problem

• a source of stress

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

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

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

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

• Snow White

• Sleeping Beauty

• Beauty and the Beast

• Cinderella