Mother Tongue

A book is mentioned in the story. What was its name?

• The Opposite Of Fate.

• The Joy Luck Club.

• The Kitchen God's Wife.

• The Hundred Secrets Senses.

Why did the husband not understand the English that Amy Tan was beginning to use?

• Because they had been married for 20 years in the same style.

• The husband was not interested in learning new expressions.

• Amy's mother did not want to instill another language in the family.

How does having limited English affect Amy Tan's mother?

• It caused misunderstandings in conversations with people of high linguistic level.

• Stressed her daughter by having a language that was too basic.

• Teasing from society because she is an immigrant.

Why did Amy Tan begin to reflect on her mother's English?

• Because she wanted to stop supporting her mother linguistically.

• Because she wanted her mother to learn better English.

• Due to the lack of Asian authors in the United States.

What was Amy Tan's intention in using her mother as a reader of her books?

• Analyze Amy Tan's level of Chinese.

• That her mother could demonstrate that she was capable of reading more advanced English.

• Start a culture of foreign language learning.

The function of the sentence "Lately, I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks" (paragraph 8) is to

• introduce examples that will illustrate a central point the author is making

• provide a transition from the mother's point of view to the daughter's

• offer additional evidence to support the point made in the previous paragraph

• appeal to the emotions of readers

What figure of speech is Tan using when she refers to her mother's "impeccable broken English" (paragraph 13)

• personification

• metonymy

• pun

• simile

• oxymoron

What is the primary theme of Amy Tan's 'Mother Tongue'?

• The complexity of language and identity

• The importance of cultural heritage

• The challenges of immigration

• The role of family in personal growth

In 'Mother Tongue,' how does Amy Tan describe her mother's English?

• Fluent and articulate

• Broken but expressive

• Formal and precise

• Colloquial and humorous

What impact did Amy Tan's mother's English have on her own writing?

• It made her focus on technical accuracy

• It inspired her to write for a broader audience

• It influenced her to write stories that her mother could understand

• It discouraged her from writing