Pixar Short Bao EOC Review

What is the theme of the short film?

• Treat others how you want to be treated, or you will end up alone

• Being overprotective pushes those you love away; acceptance brings them closer

• Two wrongs seldom result in a right and can lead to disastrous consequences

• If you want to go far, go together; if you want to go fast, go alone

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When does the theme begin to emerge within the short film?

• The dog attempts to eat the baby dumpling

• The dumpling attempts to play soccer with the other children

• The mother panics when the baby dumpling falls and smooshes his head

• The dumpling refuses to eat the pastry his mother offers him

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How does the mother's decision to accept the baked goods from her son emphasize the theme of the short film?

• In accepting the baked goods, she is also accepting her son's independence

• In accepting the baked goods she is accepting her son's apology for being a rebellious child

• In accepting the baked goods, she is apologizing to her son for sheltering him for so long

• In accepting the baked goods, she is showing her understanding of his desire to get married

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What is an objective summary of the short film?

• After multiple attempts of shielding her child, a mother must learn to let go of her fear and allow her child to learn on his own

• A mother's continuous fear for her child's safety pushes him to the point of leaving home with his fiancee

• An unfit mother must learn how to love and care for her child to protect him from the world

• A mother must change her learned habits form her own mother in order to effectively parent her own child

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What assumptions can be made about the son?

• He resents his mother

• He has an absent relationship with his father

• He wants to independently learn about the world

• He wants to reject his mother's guidance

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What does the mother's initial attitude toward her son's fiancee reveal about her character?

• She is a jealous woman

• She becomes combative when feeling threatened

• She's an angry person when she's not included in making plans

• She's a protective mother who shows overbearing concern for her son

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How does the short film introduce additional depth to the woman's internal conflict?

• The son begins to reject her advice by eating junk food and slamming the door in her face

• Her husband has a career that makes him absent from family life

• The boy no longer enjoys activities that he once loved with his mother

• Her power over her son is lost when he becomes an adult and brings home his fiancee

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How do the mother's tears reflect her attitude toward her son?

• The sadness in her tears illustrates the diminishing influence she has over her son

• Her overflowing tears reflect the overwhelming sadness she has over the loss of her son

• Her tears dry as her son comes back home with baked goods

• Her tears bring back the memories of the lack of attention in her marriage

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What is the effect of the film's emphasis on family and motherhood?

• It highlights the difficulty of accepting the faults of family members

• It shows that family love can be demonstrated in a variety of ways at different points in life

• It shows that only family can experience such a deep and unconditional love

• It highlights the idea that family must stick together to experience all that life has to offer

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Which is NOT a topic discussed in "Bao"?

• Loneliness

• Family

• Revenge

• Love

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