WorksheetsThe All American Slurp
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why does the Lin family do some things differently than other guests at the Gleason's dinner party and at the Lakeview restaurant?
They don't care what other people think.
They don't want to bother to learn American manners.
They don't understand American etiquette
They think it is important to do things the Chinese way.
Why does the narrator offer to ride a bike all the way to the big supermarket?
She likes bike rides.
She doesn't want to help cook.
She wants to help her mother save money.
She wants her mother to think she needs jeans.
How does the Lin family feel about learning American ways?
eager
irritated
afraid
unwilling
The narrator rushes away from the table at the restaurant because she
feels sick
is embarrassed
doesn't like the food
doesn't know how to behave
At the Lin's dinner party, why do the Gleasons pile different kinds of food on their plates?
They are extremely hungry.
They think Chinese manners are silly.
They don't understand Chinese etiquette.
They are copying the behavior of the other guests.
Which of the following is usually done lavishly?
a party
homework
chores
driving
A blouse is something that usually covers the
feet
head
upper body and arms
legs
You are acquainted with a new custom or tradition if you
love it
know nothing about it
don't like it at all
know what it is
A word that means nearly the same as coping is
enclosing
eating
imitating
managing
What was the main vegetable in the story?
Onions
Potatoes
Broccoli
Celery
Name the sport that the boy learned to play!
Lacrosse
Basketball
Football
Baseball
How would you describe the story’s MOOD in “The All-American Slurp” as the Lin family sits in the Gleason’s living room?
Comfortable
Hilarious
Embarrassing
Calm and quiet
What word would you use to describe the author’s TONE when the narrator sees her friend, Meg, pile food onto her plate at the Lin’s dinner party?
Horrified
Snobby
Pleasant
Funny
Which word would you use to describe the author’s style in “The All-American Slurp”?
Exaggerated
Tense
Boring
Friendly
