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WorksheetsFish Cheeks
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
I fell in love with the minister’s son the winter I turned fourteen. He was not Chinese, but as white as Mary in the manger. For Christmas I prayed for this blond-haired boy, Robert, and a slim new American nose.
Based on what Amy is praying for, the reader can infer …
Amy does not like living in America
Amy is unhappy with her looks
When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried.
What is the story’s conflict?
Amy is angry her mother did not get her the miniskirt she asked for
Robert is rude to Amy's family at dinner
Amy is embarrassed because she knows the guests won't understand her family's culture
It's Christmas and Amy doesn't know what present to buy for her crush Robert
What would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas? What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners? What terrible disappointment would he feel upon seeing not a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes but Chinese food?
Based on this text evidence, we can conclude that Amy is ...
Self-assured
Anxious
Curious
Angry
After everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside.” She handed me an early gift. It was a miniskirt in beige tweed. “But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be proud you are different. Your only shame is to have shame.”
When Amy’s mother gives her the miniskirt, it shows that …
She doesn't tolerate Amy's desire to be American. She thinks Amy should only identify as Chinese.
She understands Amy's desire to fit in and wants to help, but, at the same time, she wants her daughter to remain true to her heritage.
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)
Which would be the synonym for the word despair as it is used in the following sentence: "Dinner threw me deeper into despair."
excitement
confusion
pain
hopelessness.
Which word would best replace the word "muster" as it is used in the following sentence: "The minister managed to muster up a quiet burp."
mobilize
assembly
congregate
gather
Why does Robert "grimace" at the dinner table? (RI.1)
He is angry at his parents for making him come to this dinner.
He is grossed out by what they are eating.
He is upset at the speaker because she is ignoring him.
He is confused by the conversation they are having.
Figurative language is:
Non literal language that says one thing, but means another
Language you can literally understand.
No idea
Identify the figurative language in this quote: "A slimy rock cod with bulging eyes that pleaded not be thrown in a pan of hot oil."
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personfication
Allusion
Identify the figurative language in this quote: "Tofu, which looked like stacked wedges of rubbery, white sponges."
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personfication
Simile
Identify the figurative language in this quote: "A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed, so they resembled bicycle tires."
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personfication
Simile
Which line best shows the contrast of Tan’s family and Robert’s family?
Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.
My relatives licked the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table, dipping them into the dozen or so plates of food. Robert and his family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them.
Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "Amy, your favorite," he said, offering me the tender fish cheek.
And then they arrived – the minister's family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages.
How does the narrator’s point of view affect how the events are described in the passage?
What does paragraph 8 reveal about the narrator’s character development?
Why does Mother say "you want to be American girl on the outside"?
What is revealed about the narrator's mother through the line:
“ For Christmas Eve that year, she had chosen all my favorite foods.”
She thought her daughter needed to be embarrassed, so she would stop trying so hard to impress boys.
She cared that her daughter was proud of who she was, even if it made her different.
She doesn’t like Americans and did not want her daughter to be too much like one.
She loves her husband more than her daughter.
