Exploring Language and Culture in Mother Tongue

What does Amy Tan spend a great deal of her time thinking about?

• History

• Mathematics

• The power of language

• Science

What made Amy Tan realize the different Englishes she uses?

• A talk she gave to a large group

• Reading a book

• A discussion with her friends

• A conversation with her husband

How does Amy Tan describe the English she uses with her mother?

• Business English

• Academic English

• Broken English

• Formal English

What was Amy Tan's mother's reaction when people did not understand her English?

• She learned perfect English

• She stopped speaking English

• She asked Amy to call and pretend to be her

• She ignored them

What did Amy Tan's mother do when the hospital lost her CAT scan?

• She left quietly

• She demanded to speak to the doctor

• She made another appointment

• She called her daughter

How did Amy Tan's mother's English affect Amy's perception of her?

• She admired her more

• She was ashamed of her English

• She found it amusing

• She ignored it

What did Amy Tan believe influenced her language skills the most?

• The language spoken in her family

• Her teachers

• Her friends

• Her peers

Why did Amy Tan struggle with English tests in school?

• She didn't study enough

• She didn't understand the questions

• The tests were too easy

• The answers were a judgment call

What major did Amy Tan initially enroll in college?

• History

• Engineering

• Mathematics

• Pre-med

Who did Amy Tan envision as the reader for her stories?

• Her husband

• Her friends

• Her teacher

• Her mother