Assimilation/American Girl

Where did Elizabeth Wong begin her writing career?

• The New York Times

• The Los Angeles Times

• The Hartford Courant

• The Washington Post

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What did the students do at the entrance of the teacher?

• Bow and say hello

• Sing a song

• Kowtow and chant

• Clap and cheer

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was the main focus of the lessons at the Chinese school?

• Mathematics

• Language

• Science

• History

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was the narrator's favorite book heroine?

• Nancy Drew

• Black Beauty

• Little Women

• Ruth

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What did the narrator's father do to play a joke on their mother?

• Assigned her an American name

• Taught her a new language

• Gave her a new book

• Took her to Chinatown

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What did the narrator's brother often correct in their mother's speech?

• Consonants

• Vowels

• Grammar

• Punctuation

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of these conclusions about

the narrator is best supported by

information in the passage?

• The narrator helped her brother

  learn English.

• The narrator wanted to learn

  about Chinese history.

• The narrator wished her family

  had stayed in China.

• The narrator was uncomfortable

  with her Chinese background.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read this sentence from the passage:

Forcibly she walked us the seven long, hilly blocks from our home to school, depositing our defiant tearful faces before the stern principal.

The author uses the word forcibly to suggest the mother’s...

• cleverness

• determination

• exhaustion

• strength

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the last sentence of the story.

Sadly, I still am.

Which word best describes the tone created by this sentence?

• angry

• impatient

• regretful

• sarcastic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What was the narrator's brother's attitude towards learning Chinese?

• Enthusiastic

• Reluctant

• Indifferent

• Passionate

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3