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WorksheetsFish Cheeks
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
What can you infer about the minister’s family in this story?
They are embarrassed and shocked by the behavior of the narrator’s relatives at dinner.
They are comfortable eating with people of different backgrounds and cultures.
They are allergic to the exotic food being served by the narrator’s mother.
They are excited to have the opportunity to try new and different foods for Christmas.
What can you infer about the minister’s family in this story?
They are embarrassed and shocked by the behavior of the narrator’s relatives at dinner.
They are comfortable eating with people of different backgrounds and cultures.
They are allergic to the exotic food being served by the narrator’s mother.
They are excited to have the opportunity to try new and different foods for Christmas.
Which piece of evidence best supports your inference about the minister's family?
“Robert and their family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them" (1).
“Robert was looking at his plate with a reddened face" (1).
“‘It’s a polite Chinese custom to show you are satisfied,’ explained my father” (1).
“I knew that she understood how much I had suffered during the evening’s dinner" (1).
Why is Amy nervous about having guests over for dinner?
She lives in an apartment.
She has been sick.
Her mom is loud and embarrassing .
She is embarrassed about her family's Chinese customs.
RL.1 Which piece of evidence best reveals the narrator’s feelings about her family’s behavior during dinner?
And then they arrived — the minister’s family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages.” ( Paragraph 4)
“Robert and his family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them.” ( Paragraph 5)
“I was stunned into silence for the rest of the night.” ( Paragraph 6)
“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.” ( Paragraph 8)
RL.4 What does Amy’s mother mean when she says, “Your only shame is to have shame”? (Paragraph 7)
It is wrong for Amy to be embarrassed of her family’s traditions.
It is wrong for Amy to be embarrassed about having a crush on Robert.
It is wrong for Amy to be embarrassed of her love for American food.
It is wrong for Amy to be embarrassed about fitting in with her classmates.
How does the narrator's description of the cod in paragraph 3 impact the tone of the passage?
She describes it as “slimy” and pathetic, which contributes to the angry tone of the passage.
She describes it as “slimy” with “bulging eyes,” which contributes to the horrified tone of the passage.
She describes it as pleading with big “bulging eyes,” which contributes to the pitying tone of the passage.
She describes it as pleading not to be cooked, which contributes to the mocking tone of the passage.
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.
