FISH CHEEKS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

WHAT DOES THE MENU DESCRIPTION IN PARAGRAPH 3 REVEAL ABOUT HOW THE NARRATOR VIEWS HER FAMILY'S CULTURAL TRADITIONS?

• SHE VIEWS THEM AS HUMOROUS.

• SHE VIEWS THEM AS DISGUSTING.

• SHE VIEWS THEM AS HONORABLE.

• SHE VIEWS THEM AS ANNOYING.

HOW DOES THE NARRATOR'S EMBARRASSED ATTITUDE TOWARDS HER CULTURE AFFECT THE WAY SHE DESCRIBES EVENTS IN THE PASSAGE?

• SHE DESCRIBES THE FOOD AS FOREIGN AND UNAPPEALING.

• SHE FOCUSES ON HER DESIRE TO BE MORE "AMERICAN."

• SHE FOCUSES ON HER CRUSH'S REACTION TO HER FAMILY.

• SHE CRITICIZES EVERY LITTLE DETAIL OF HER MOTHER'S COOKING.

WHICH DETAIL FROM THE PASSAGE BEST REVEALS THE NARRATOR'S FEELINGS ABOUT HER FAMILY 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 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 WORD BEST DESCRIBES THE TONE OF PARAGRAPH 5?

• MISERABLE

• CHEERFUL

• SHOCKED

• PROUD

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 OF HER LOVE FOR AMERICAN FOOD.

• IT IS WRONG FOR AMY TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT HAVING A CRUSH ON ROBERT.

• IT IS WRONG FOR AMY TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT FITTING IN WITH HER CLASSMATES.

WHAT DOES PARAGRAPH 8 REVEAL ABOUT HOW THE NARRATOR'S POINT OF VIEW CHANGED AS SHE GOT OLDER?

• SHE REALIZED THE MINISTER'S SON WAS NOT AS FRIENDLY AS SHE THOUGHT.

• SHE LEARNED TO LOVE HER MOTHER'S COOKING, WHICH SHE PREVIOUSLY HATED.

• SHE REGRETTED NOT EXPRESSING HER REAL EMOTIONS TO ROBERT AND HIS FAMILY.

• SHE LEARNED TO APPRECIATE HER FAMILY AND HER CHINESE AMERICAN IDENTITY.