How does the narrator's embarrassed attitude towards her culture affect the way she describes events in the passage?

She describes the food as foreign and unappealing.

She focuses on her desire to be more "American."

She focuses on her crush's reactions to her family.

She criticizes every little detail of her mother's cooking.

Which piece of evidence best reveals the narrator's feelings about her family's behavior during dinner?

"I was stunned into silence for the rest of the night." (Paragraph 6)

"And then they arrived — the minister's family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages." (Paragraph 4)

"Robert and his family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them." (Paragraph 5)

"And even though I didn't agree with her then, I knew that she understood how much I had suffered during the evening's dinner." (Paragraph 8)

What is the purpose of the narrator's mother serving a strange menu for Christmas Eve dinner?

To highlight the cultural differences between Chinese and American traditions

To impress the minister's family

To showcase the narrator's favorite foods

What does the narrator's mother tell her about being Chinese?

She should be proud of her heritage

She should be ashamed of her heritage

She should try to be more like American girls

She should embrace her differences

What is the true purpose behind the particular menu for Christmas Eve dinner?

To teach the narrator a lesson about cultural pride

To impress the minister's family

To showcase the narrator's favorite foods

Fish Cheeks Reading Comprehension

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English

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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CCSS

RL.6.6, RL.5.3, RL.7.2

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Eleanor Lansang

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the narrator's mother say is the only shame?

To be different

To be American

To be Chinese

To be proud

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the narrator's mother say is the polite Chinese custom?

To show satisfaction

To eat with chopsticks

To burp loudly

To share food

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the narrator's father do at the end of the meal?

He tells a joke

He burps loudly

He sings a song

He gives a speech

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the narrator think of Robert?

She is afraid of him

She is jealous of him

She is not interested in him

She is in love with him

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main focus of this lesson?

How to write a book

How to analyze a narrator's point of view

How to cook Chinese food

How to celebrate Christmas

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the narrator's mother say is the narrator's favorite food?

Fish

Squid

Tofu

Prawns

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the narrator's mother say is the narrator's only pride?

To be proud

To be different

To be Chinese

To be American

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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Fish Cheeks Reading Comprehension

17 questions

What does the narrator's mother say is the only shame?

What does the narrator's mother say is the polite Chinese custom?

What does the narrator's father do at the end of the meal?

What does the narrator think of Robert?

What is the main focus of this lesson?

What does the narrator's mother say is the narrator's favorite food?

What does the narrator's mother say is the narrator's only pride?

What does the narrator's mother give her as an early gift?

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What does the menu description in paragraph 3 reveal about how the narrator views her family's cultural traditions?

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