Fish Cheeks by Ann Tan

Fish Cheeks by Ann Tan

8th Grade

29 Qs

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Fish Cheeks by Ann Tan

Fish Cheeks by Ann Tan

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.4

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

ROBIN SIMMONS

Used 10+ times

FREE Resource

29 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who is coming to visit Amy and her family for dinner?

Amy's cousin

Robert and his family

Grandma

Amy's best friend

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What point of view is the story being told from?

Third person point of view

Second person point of view

First person point of view

My point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why did Amy want to "disappear"?

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How does the narrator's description of the cod impact the tone of the passage?

She describes it as "slimy" and pathetic, which contributes to the angry tone of the passage.

She describes it as "slimy" with "bulging eyes," which contributes to the horrified tone of the passage.

She describes it as pleading with big "bulging eyes," which contributes to the pitying tone of the passage.

She describes it as pleading not to be cooked, which contributes to the mocking tone of the passage.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How does the narrator's point of view affect how the events are described in the passage?

She is nervous to have the boy she likes over for Christmas dinner, and so the text focuses entirely on the boy's reactions

She is bored with her family's old Chinese traditions and wants to try new modern customs, and this affects how she focuses on being more "American."

She is excited to have the minister's son over for Christmas, and this excitement causes her to criticize every little detail of her mother's cooking.

She is embarrassed by her family's Chinese customs, and this shame influences how she describes the food and her family's behavior.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

When the author saw the food her mother was cooking, she most likely felt:

amused

surprised

excited

ashamed

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What does the word "despair" mean as used in paragraph 5?

Shock

misery

frustration

Disgust

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

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