Descriptive Word Choice 8

If Amy Tan, the author of “Fish Cheeks,” wrote a text titled "Foods for Chinese Holiday Entertaining," what would her purpose most likely be?

• to express her opinion about the taste of her mother's Chinese dishes

• to describe the Chinese dishes commonly served at holiday meals

• to convince readers to taste Chinese foods offered at holiday parties

• to express her feelings about serving Chinese food for Christmas dinner

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which sentence from “Fish Cheeks” is meant to teach readers what Amy Tan's family is like?

• When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried.

• What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?

• On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.

• And then they arrived—the minister’s family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which excerpt from “Fish Cheeks” uses figurative language?

• What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?

• On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.

• A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires.

• My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which sentence about Amy Tan's mother in “Fish Cheeks” has the most positive connotation?

• On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.

• She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns.

• After everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside.”

• For Christmas Eve that year, she had chosen all my favorite foods.

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the sentence from “Fish Cheeks.”

Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.

Amy Tan uses this description to show that she

• wants to hide her true feelings about Robert.

• thinks Robert is hard to understand.

• has fallen out of love with Robert.

• thinks she is too good to associate with Robert.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

In “Fish Cheeks,” what does Amy Tan describe in order to create a contrast between cultures?

• her feelings about Robert

• the taste of her mother's food

• the behavior of her relatives

• her family's religious beliefs

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3