"Fish Cheeks," by Amy Tan
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What does paragraph 6 reveal about Amy?
What does paragraph 6 reveal about Amy?
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Which quotation best reveals Amy's embarrassement of her family's Chinese traditions?
Which quotation best reveals Amy's embarrassement of her family's Chinese traditions?
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How do the food selections in paragraph 3 contribute to the plot of "Fish Cheeks"?
How do the food selections in paragraph 3 contribute to the plot of "Fish Cheeks"?
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What is the most likely reason the author shifts from a descriptive narrative to a reflective narrative in paragraphs 6 and 7?
What is the most likely reason the author shifts from a descriptive narrative to a reflective narrative in paragraphs 6 and 7?
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Decide whether each detail develops the theme that people should be proud of their identity. Drag and drop the quotation to the correct category.
Decide whether each detail develops the theme that people should be proud of their identity. Drag and drop the quotation to the correct category.
- On Christmas Eve, I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.
- Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.
- What would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas?
- You only shame is be ashame.
- 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.
- Develops the Theme
- Does NOT Develop the Theme
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How does the author's use of descriptive language in these quotations affect the reader?
"Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked the soft meat."
"At the end of the meal my father leaned back and belched loudlyu, thanking my mothjer for her fine cooking. 'It's a polite Chinese custom, to show you are satisfied,' he explained to our astonished guests."
How does the author's use of descriptive language in these quotations affect the reader?
"Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked the soft meat."
"At the end of the meal my father leaned back and belched loudlyu, thanking my mothjer for her fine cooking. 'It's a polite Chinese custom, to show you are satisfied,' he explained to our astonished guests."