Fish Cheeks

What genre is "Fish Cheeks?"

• Informational text

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the narrator's attitude toward her Chinese heritage and family in paragraph 2?

• Embarassed

• Confused

• Sad

• Proud

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What does the menu description reveal about the narrator's view of her family's cultural traditions?

• She views them as humorous.

• She views them as disgusting.

• She views them as honorable.

• She views them as annoying.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the narrator's embarrassment about her culture influence her description of events?

• She describes the food as foreign and unappealing.

• She focuses on her desire to be more "American."

• She focuses on her crush's reactions to her family.

• She criticizes every little detail of her mother's cooking.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which evidence best shows the narrator's feelings about her family's behavior at dinner?

• "And then they arrived — the minister's family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages."

• "Robert and his family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them."

• "I was stunned into silence for the rest of the night."

• "And even though I didn't agree with her then, I knew that she understood how much I had suffered during the evening's dinner."

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the tone of paragraph 5?

• miserable

• cheerful

• shocked

• proud

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which statement is true about the author's chosen point of view?

• She wrote in 3rd person omniscient to show thoughts and feelings of Amy and her parents.

• She wrote in 3rd person limited to show thoughts and feelings of Amy and her parents.

• She wrote in first person to show the narrator's thoughts and feelings.

• She wrote in second person to show what is expected of the audience.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does Amy's mother mean by saying, "Your only shame is to have shame"?

• It is wrong for Amy to be embarrassed of her family's traditions.

• It is wrong for Amy to be embarrassed of her love for American food.

• It is wrong for Amy to be embarrassed about having a crush on Robert.

• It is wrong for Amy to be embarrassed about fitting in with her classmates.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How did the narrator's view change as she grew older?

• She realized the minister's son wasn't as friendly.

• She learned to love her mother's cooking.

• She regretted not expressing her emotions to Robert's family.

• She appreciated her family and Chinese American identity.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does paragraph 2 reveal about the narrator's point of view?

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6