All-American slurp Review

Why does the Lin family do some things differently than other guests at the Gleason's dinner party and at the Lakeview restaurant?

• They don't care what other people think.

• They don't want to bother to learn American manners.

• They don't understand American etiquette

• They think it is important to do things the Chinese way.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does the Lin family feel about learning American ways?

• eager

• irritated

• afraid

• unwilling

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

The narrator rushes away from the table at the restaurant because she

• feels sick

• is embarrassed

• doesn't like the food

• doesn't know how to behave

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CCSS.RL.6.3

At the Lin's dinner party, why do the Gleasons pile different kinds of food on their plates?

• They are extremely hungry.

• They think Chinese manners are silly.

• They don't understand Chinese etiquette.

• They are copying the behavior of the other guests.

Which of the following best identifies the central conflict of the story?

• The Lins want to go back to China.
• The Lins are trying to fit in to American society.
• The Lins do not like Americans very much.
• The Lins will never learn to be comfortable in American society.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following details best explains the central conflict?

• “Next day we took the bus downtown and Mother bought me a pair of jeans.”
• “We had emigrated to this country from China.”
• “We didn’t eat pot-stickers that evening, and Mother was thoughtful.”
• “As any respectable Chinese knows, the correct way to eat your soup is to slurp.”

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CCSS.RL.6.2

At the conclusion of the story, how have the Lins adjusted to life in America?

• They give up Chinese customs completely and only use American customs.
• They are comfortable with American ways but still keep many Chinese customs.
• They do not know which Chinese customs to follow and which to give up.
• They do not adjust to American life and return to China.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

At the end of the story, the narrator realizes that

• American food is different from the food she is used to eating

• there are many good reasons to prefer American food to Chinese food

• everyone has bad manners, regardless of their country or culture

• people from different cultures have different ideas about good manners

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.6

In China we never ate celery raw, or any other kind of vegetable raw. We always had to disinfect the vegetables in boiling water first. When we were presented with our first relish tray, the raw celery caught us unprepared.

What story element does the author develop in this excerpt?

• Conflict between characters

• characterization of the Lin family

• plot details about the Gleasons’ party

• etting details about the Lins’ hometown

Mrs. Gleason kept smiling. “Would you like to try some of the dip, Mrs. Lin? It’s my own recipe: sour cream and onion flakes, with a dash of Tabasco sauce.”

What story element does the author develop in this excerpt?

• characterization of Mrs. Lin

• Plot of the story

• characterization of Mrs. Gleason

• conflict between Mrs. Gleason and Mrs. Lin