Fish Cheeks

What is the purpose behind the last paragraph of the selection?

• to show that all children eventually come to understand their parents.

• To show that Amy was an ungrateful daughter.

• To show that Amy admires all the gifts given to her by her mother after she is an adult.

What is the real conflict in the story "Fish Cheeks"?

• Internal - Amy's mother thinks her guests don't like her cooking.

• External - Amy is angry with Robert.

• Internal - Amy is embarrassed by her family's customs and behaviors during dinner.

• External - Amy dislikes Robert because he bullies her at school.

How does the narrator’s point of view affect how the events are described in the passage?

• She is nervous to have the boy she likes over for Christmas dinner, and so the text focuses entirely on the boy’s reactions.

• She is bored with her family’s old Chinese traditions and wants to try new modern customs, and this affects how she focuses on being more “American.”

• She is excited to have the minister’s son over for Christmas, and this excitement causes her to criticize every little detail of her mother’s cooking.

• She is embarrassed by her family's Chinese customs, and this shame influences how she describes the food and her family's behavior.

“You want to be the same as American girls on the outside," said Amy's mother as she handed her an early gift of a mini-skirt like the other girls wore. But what advice did she give Amy?

• "You must forget Chinese customs and blend in."

• "Being Chinese is the only thing that really matters."

• “But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be proud you are different. Your only shame is to have shame.”

What literary device does Amy Tan use in the following description? The kitchen was littered with appalling mounds of raw food: A slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil. Tofu, which looked like stacked wedges of rubbery white sponges. A bowl soaking dried fungus back to life. A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• imagery

What is the resolution to Amy's conflict in this story?

• She eventually marries Robert.

• Her family moves away, and she is able to put the embarrassing evening behind her.

• When Amy is much older, she fully understands her mother's motives in the meal choice that Christmas and her mother's actions.

• She forgives her father for belching rudely after dinner and her family for licking their chopsticks before reaching across the table for more food.

Who is the author of "Fish Cheeks"?

• J.K. Rowling

• Amy Tan

• Harper Lee

• Stephen King

What is the main theme of "Fish Cheeks"?

• The importance of wealth

• The challenges of adolescence

• Cultural identity and acceptance

• The benefits of education

What does the "fish cheeks" symbolize in the story?

• Amy's dislike for seafood

• The cultural gap between Amy and her crush

• A traditional Chinese delicacy

• Amy's acceptance of her heritage

What lesson does Amy learn by the end of the story?

• To always follow her parents' advice

• That she should reject her Chinese heritage

• The importance of embracing her cultural identity

• To cook American food for guests