She worries about her Chinese culture in front of her American "crush".
She desires Robert's approval.
Which quotation best reveals Amy's embarrassement of her family's Chinese traditions?
"I was stunned into silence for the rest of the evening."
Robert grimaced.
"You only shame is to be ashame."
"Amy, your favorite."
How do the food selections in paragraph 3 contribute to the plot of "Fish Cheeks"?
They establish the conflict between Amy and her mother.
They introduce the internal conflict that Amy had that Christmas Eve.
They provide the reader with knowledge of a traditional Chinese Christmas dinner.
The suggest that the Chinese Christmas celebration is better than the American Christmas celebration.
What is the most likely reason the author shifts from a descriptive narrative to a reflective narrative in paragraphs 6 and 7?
To create tension in the plot following the difficult Christmas Eve dinner.
To describe the meaning of the early Christmas gift from Amy's mother.
To emphasize how hard the Christmas Eve dinner was with Amy's loud, Chinese relatives.
To explain how Amy came to view that Christmas Eve dinner after discovering the importance of being herself.
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
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."
It places the reader in the moment with Amy experiencing her embarrassment.
It captures Amy's emotional reaction to her loud relatives at the Christmas Eve celebration.
It suggests that a Chinese Christmas Eve celebration is the best celebration to enjoy.
It provides hints to the reader about Amy's decisions later in life.