Short Stories CFU

Which one represents the bond between Jack and his mom in "The Paper Menagerie?"

• shoebox of paper menagerie

• the paper tiger, Laohu

• Star Wars action figures

This character doesn't like the idea of America and doesn't see why her family wants to go so badly.

• Maggie from "Everyday Use"

• Lena from "The Man to Sen Rainclouds"

• Manal from "Unseen"

This person rejects modern living and gender equality.

• Mama from "Everyday Use"

• The Priest from "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"

• The mom from "The Paper Menagerie"

This character is awkward, shy, yet gets what she wants by the end of the story.

• The mom from "The Paper Menagerie"

• Maggie from "Everyday Use"

• Manal from "The Unseen"

Which quote from the story does NOT reveal a difference between the two sisters, Maggie and Dee, in "Everyday Use"?

• "She [Dee] stoops down quickly and snaps off picture after picture of me sitting there in front of the house with Maggie cowering behind me."

• “'Mama,' Wangero said sweet as a bird. 'Can I have these old quilts?' I heard something fall in the kitchen, and a minute later the kitchen door slammed.”

• “'Maggie can’t appreciate these quilts!' she [Dee] said. 'She’d probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.'”

Which tone is created by the word choice in these sentences from "The Paper Menagerie"?

 

"'We are not other families.' I looked at him. Other families don't have Moms who don't belong.

Mom turned to me. 'Bu haochi?' The food doesn't taste good? 

'English,' I said, raising my voice. 'Speak English.'"

• The words create a disapproving tone because the son is displeased and critical of his mother.

• The words create an empathetic tone because the son is trying to understand his mother.

• The words create a confused tone because the mother is unable to speak clearly.

"The big cottonwood tree stood apart from a small grove of winter-bare cottonwoods which grew in the wide sandy arroyo."

• Imagery

• Tone

• Symbol