Tea With Milk

What was different about Masako's life in Japan?

• She had to wear kimonos

• She had to eat pancakes

• She had to learn to speak English

What does gaijin mean?

• foreigner

• girl

• student

• flower person

Why did Masako have to go to high school again in Japan?

• to learn Japanese

• To learn the tea company

• to meet a husband

• to make friends

Which word means the art of handwriting?

• symbol

• ethnicity

• proper

• calligraphy

Which word means the condition of being a citizen of a particular nation?

• nationality

• proper

• foreigner

• symbol

Masako was glad her mother made her take a ___________ lesson in high school so she was able to write.

• proper

• calligraphy

• ethnicity

• foreigner

Masako thinks, "I'm a ________ in my parents' country," because she feels American instead of Japanese.

• foreigner

• calligraphy

• nationality

• proper

What is the genre of this story?

• poetry

• non-fiction (real)

• realistic fiction (it could possibly happen in real life)

• fiction (not real)

Which phrase from the passage BEST helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "foreigner?"

• "The bus took her to the train station."

• "But I wasn't born here."

• "The villagers stopped and stared."

• "I should leave home and live on my own."

What happened with Masako when she reached Osaka?

• She got scared and went back to her parents' home.

• She applied for a job in a department store.

• She bought a car and drove around the city.

• She covered her ears because of the traffic noises.