FISH CHEEKS
what prose is fish cheeks?
essay
what prose is amigo brothers?
short story
Maijue compared her experience to?
a bad dream.
why was amy trying to change herself?
she was not proud of her culture as she wanted to fit in with the american culture
large building that has rooms for rent, usually in a poor part of a city?
tenements
name 3 foods prepared by Amy's mother.
tofu
squid
prawns
fungus
which is the theme of the selection?
a. the way that you compete is more important than whether you win or lose.
b. friendships come and go.
c. winning is the only thing in life
a. the way that you compete is more important than whether you win or lose.
what was the reason Maijue's family had to leave Laos?
a. it was flooded
b. they home was destroyed
c. her father had served as a commanding officer with the CIA and his life was in danger.
c. her father had served as a commanding officer with the CIA and his life was in danger.
what was the external conflict in amigo brothers?
the boys had to fight each other in a boxing match
outdo?
be better than someone else at doing something.
which can be inferred about Robert?
a. he loves fish cheeks
b. he is not familiar with chinese culture or customs.
c. he loves cooking
b. he is not familiar with chinese culture or customs.
which do Felix and Antonio do in order to fight each other?
a. train together
b. hate each other
c. they separate and treat each other like strangers
c. they separate and treat each other like strangers
what happened after they moved to Isla Vista?
the narrator started kindergarten with her cousin
what caused maijue's sister to die?
starvation, malnutrition
nimble?
to move quickly with neat movements
Amy’s feelings of the dinner many years later?
a. she was touched that her mother prepared her favourite foods.
b. it was the best dinner ever
c. it was not a good memory to keep
a.she was touched that her mother prepared her favourite foods.
list the Internal conflict Felix and Antonio face.
they want to pursue their own goals without ruining their friendship.
what was this autobiography mainly about?
a. the narrator's family's journey from Laos to U.S
b. what happened in Laos
c. Maijue's dream
a. the narrator's family's journey from Laos to U.S.A
what gift did amy's mother give her for christmas?
a mini skirt
attacking others because of their race, religion or beliefs that are different from the persecutor?
persecution
what was Amy's conflict?
a. robert did not want to come to her house
b. she was upset about eating fish cheeks infront of robert
c. she was worried that Robert would think Chinese culture was strange and he would not like her.
c. she was worried that Robert would think Chinese culture was strange and he would not like her.
explain why the writer added about, fighting magazines, scrapbooks and tickets in the story.
to help readers understand the extent of Antonio and Felix's passion for boxing.
put the following in order.
a. family lived in a refugee camp
b.family arrived in the U.S
c. family walked through the jungle for a month
d. family stayed in bangkok for four days
e. family crossed the mekong river into thailand
c, e, a, d,b
WCLSA
WALK, CROSSED, LIVED, STAYED, ARRIVED
what did felix do the night before the boxing match?
he watched the movie champion.
not having something essential?
deprivation