Chinese Holiday Meal Quiz

A traditional Chinese holiday meal most likely includes which of the following?

• fish

• beef

• lemons

• seaweed

• sweet potatoes

As a present, the author’s mother gives her

• a turkey

• chopsticks

• a miniskirt

• bicycle tires

• a cooking knife

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which of the following is a synonym for the word rumpled in the phrase “the rumpled packages”?

• last

• stacked

• pleasant

• wrinkled

• unexpected

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

From the author’s description, it seems that Robert

• wishes he was Chinese

• does not enjoy the Christmas Eve dinner

• likes to learn about different cultural traditions

• has been to many traditional Chinese holiday meals

• has more fun at the Christmas Eve dinner than anyone else

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

To make one ingredient sound unappealing, the author describes it as

• hot

• slimy

• white

• sweet

• tender

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following facts is most important to the story?

• The dinner takes place before Christmas day.

• The author turns fourteen before the dinner.

• The author’s mother prepares the food before the guests arrive.

• The dinner takes place after the author falls in love with the minister’s son.

• The author’s Chinese relatives and the minister’s family arrive at the house at the same time.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

On Christmas Eve, the author’s relatives are

• trying to make a point.

• not particularly pleasant.

• sympathetic to her situation.

• bothered by her desire to be American.

• not intimidated by the minister’s presence.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

This essay helps readers understand that people who come to America with different customs often feel

• excited.

• superior.

• betrayed.

• overwhelmed.

• self-conscious.

What does the author’s mother mean when she says, “Your only shame is to have shame”?

• It is wrong to be ashamed of your heritage.

• The worst thing you can do is to admit you are ashamed.

• You must sometimes pretend to be ashamed when you are not.

• You should not feel ashamed when someone apologizes to you.

• Once you start feeling ashamed, it is hard ever to feel proud again.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over

for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried. What would Robert think of our shabby

Chinese Christmas? What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who

lacked proper American manners? What terrible disappointment would he

feel upon seeing not a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes but Chinese food?

On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating

a strange menu.

Based on this passage, the author’s attitude toward her family can best be described as

• proud.

• disgusted.

• accepting.

• hateful.

• embarrassed.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6