All American Slurp Review Sheet

What conclusion can you draw about the Lins from this passage in "The All-American Slurp"?

As our family of four sat stiffly in a row, my younger brother and I stole glances at our parents for a clue as to what to do next.

• The Lins are not welcome at the party.

• The Lins feel anxious and unsure.

• The Lins are having a terrible time.

• The Lins are eager to fit in.

In "The All-American Slurp," why does the narrator go to the ladies' room at the French restaurant?

• She doesn't feel well.

• She wants to spit out the food she has eaten.

• She is afraid to eat the food that has been served.

• She is embarrassed by her family.

What do the Gleasons have trouble with when they eat Chinese-style in "The All-American Slurp"?

• unfamiliar etiquette

• American food

• sitting on the floor

• Chinese language

What can you conclude about the narrator from this passage in "The All-American Slurp"?

…I understood the message: the Gleasons were not used to Chinese ways and they were just coping the best they could. For some reason I thought of celery strings.

• She believes that the Gleasons are ignorant and foolish.

• She understands that her family and the Gleasons are similar in some ways.

• She feels that Chinese food and customs are superior to American food and customs.

• She realizes that the Gleasons will never understand Chinese traditions and customs.

At the conclusion of "The All-American Slurp," how have the Lins adjusted to life in America?

• They give up Chinese customs for American ways.

• They do not know which Chinese customs to follow and which to give up.

• They are comfortable with American ways but still keep many Chinese customs.

• They do not adjust to American life and are returning to China.

The theme of "The All-American Slurp" can best be found by comparing

• the problems the Lins and Gleasons have during dinner at each others' homes.

• the brother and sister in the Lin family.

• Chinese clothing to American clothing.

• the way Mr. and Mrs. Lin learn to speak English.

Which of the following best states the theme of "The All-American Slurp"?

• It is not wise to move to a strange land.

• Cultures and customs may be different, but people are not so different.

• No matter where a person travels, good manners are important.

• Change is an important part of growing up.

To do something smugly, such as to smugly accept an award, is to do it

• in a way that shows sorrow.

• in a way that shows speed.

• in a way that shows too much pride.

• in a way that shows too much effort.

What does it mean to be acquainted with someone?

• not know them

• to get to know them

• to ignore them

• to dislike them

How does the narrator feel the first time her family tries to eat raw celery?

• amused

• sad

• embarrassed

• angry