The Experiment
Building Bridges
The Open Window
Fish Cheeks
The Pale Mare and Only Daughter
100
In the Exposition of this story, what do you learn?
What is "the protagonist is the man, the setting is cell, the conflict is he needs to escape"?
100
Who are the two protagonists of the story?
What is Bebe and Mama Lil?
100
Why is Mr. Nuttel visiting this family?
What is he was trying to cure his 'nerves'?
100
When she was fourteen, Amy Tan ______
What is fell in love with the ministers son?
100
What are some of the thematic connections between both stories?
What is "gender roles, Mexican-American culture, goals, aspritations, etc"?
200
What is the man's plan of escape?
What is "use the prongs to make a hole in the wall"?
200
What type of character is Bebe? Explain
What is "static" because her feelings and thoughts never change?
200
Who is the girl that he is talking to?
What is "Mrs. Sappleton's niece"?
200
Why is Amy Tan's Crush a problem?
What is "because he wasn't Chinese and their cultures were different?"
200
Sandra Cisneros says that she wrote everything to
What is "get the approval of her father"?
300
What is the problem with the man's plan/
What is "the prongs were too weak, it took too long, etc."?
300
What type of character is Mama Lil? Explain
What is "dynamic" because her opinions and feelings change from beginning to end.
300
What is the "great tragedy" that occured?
What is her uncle, brother, and father had died in a hunting accident?
300
Why does Amy's mom cook ALL of Amy's favorite traditional foods?
What is "to help her remember her culture?"
300
!!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!! (WORTH 2X) Giving examples from both texts, explain the gender roles and how the girls are treated as opposed to the boys
What is less freedom, more responsibility, different expectations, etc. (answers will vary)
400
What happens in the resolution of the story?
What is "the time runs out and the man fails the experiment?"
400
What is one of the themes in the story?
What is "growing up, following your dreams, hardships of being Africa-American" etc...
400
What sends Mr. Frampton running?
What is "he sees the 'ghosts' of the family?
400
What is the main theme of the story?
What is "one should not be ashamed of your culture"?
400
Why does Consuela feel so strongly towards the little horse? explain.
What is she felt a connection with the horse and saw herself in the horse. They were both trapped and wanted to escape.
500
Do you believe that the man will continue to wonder how he could have escaped?
What is "answer will vary?"
500
What is the reason that Mama Lil originally refuses to let Bebe go?
What is "she doesn't want to lose her, she's scared of being alone, etc. answers will vary"
500
At the end of the story, how does the audience know that the girl is a liar?
What is "she lies about the reason he left"?
500
Think about Fish Cheeks and the family meals at your house. How do you think that these meals shape your future?
What is ______?
500
Once Consuela sets the Horses free, what does she realize about life?
What is she's on her own path, she has to make her own way, etc (answers will vary)?
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