Who Said It?
Until you children master English, you must think, do, wish for nothing else.”
Who is Mother?
The food that the cowboy brings that the family struggles to eat.
What is fried chicken?
Hà describes the grass as so green that it looks like it has been painted.
is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
This is the name of Hà’s American sponsor?
Who is Mr. Johnston? or the COwboy
In the sentence, “I bought apples, oranges, and bananas,” the commas are used to separate items in for this reason.
What is to separate items in a series or list?
“I wonder if he’s so friendly because his wife is so mean.”
Who is Hà?
Mother insists Hà and her brothers focus on this above all else?
What is learning English?
Hà's mother gets rid of the amethyst Ring from Father. This mostly likely symbolizes...
What is her facing the reality of her family's situation or her willingness to sacrifice for her family.
This where does Hà’s family live when they first arrive in America?
What is in the basement of their sponsor’s house?
In the sentence “She runs quickly,” the word “quickly” is an example of this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
"Whoever invented English must have loved snakes.”
Who is Hà?
Because of this, Hà feels completely out of place in school?
What is being mocked by classmates? (Bullied, made fun of, etc)
Hà describes Mother’s face as “crinkling like paper on fire.” which suggests this emotion.
What is her anger and frustration?
What is Hà’s first impression of her American school?
What is confusing, overwhelming, and isolating?
Choose the correct placement of commas: “My brother who lives in Texas is visiting next week.”
What is “My brother, who lives in Texas, is visiting next week.” (because the clause is nonessential)?
“People living on others’ goodwill cannot afford political opinions.”
Who is Mother?
Hà initially believe this about her American sponsor, and the absence of this animal makes her question her belief.
What is she believes he is a cowboy, but he does not own or ride a horse?
Hà compares American chicken to bread soaked in water. This could be communicated by these two types of figurative language.
What is simile and metaphor?
This is a favor that Brother Khôi does that shows his support for Hà?
What is giving her a ride to school on his bike?
This is the reason the comma is used before a conjunction in a compound sentence, such as in “I put on a coat, because it was cold.”
He smiles huge, so certain of himself. “You’ll see.”
Who is Brother Vũ (Vu Lee)
This is the reason Hà's family repacks their bags at the beginning of Part 3.
What is the cowboy's wife makes them feel unwelcome.
Stay until you feel ready.
We smile and unpack the two outfits we each own.
One look at our cowboy’s wife, arms, lips, eyes contorted into knots, and we repack.
Hà learns 3 grammar rules that confuse her even though she is fluent in her home language.
Hà's journey with learning English Grammar likely symbolizes this other journey she is on.
What is finding a new home/ belonging/ accepting herself and her intelligence?
This is how Mrs. Washington helps Hà adjust to life in America?
What is tutoring her in English and encouraging her?
Rewrite this sentence to correctly punctuate the introductory phrase: “After finishing my homework I watched TV.”
What is “After finishing my homework, I watched TV.”?