Plot Diagram
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Reading Skills
100

The narrator's family sees that the Gleasons are also awkward when they don't know how to act when eating Chinese food. WHAT PART OF THE PLOT DIAGRAM DOES THIS FIT INTO?

Falling Action

100
Name the four main characters in the story?
Meg,Narrator, The Gleasons,The Lins.
100

To move from another country

Emigrate

100
Who invited the Lins to dinner?
The Gleasons.
100

What is conflict?

A struggle or problem the main character has in the story.

200

Most exciting part of the story, otherwise called the turning point.

Climax

200
What two types of food served at the Gleasons’ dinner party are unusual for the Lin family?
Raw vegetables and sour cream dip.
200

Strange, different or weird

Peculiar

200
What kind of problem did the Lins have when eating the celery?
They pulled the strings hanging off the celery that caused a z-z-zip sound!
200

Charlie couldn't decide if he should chew his bone or play with his tennis ball. 

Character vs. Self

300

The Lin family just emigrated from China and they do not fully understand American Culture. They are attending a dinner party at the Gleason's house. WHAT PLOT ELEMENT IS THIS?

Exposition

300
Why did the Lins’ slurp their soup in the French restaurant?
In China, slurping is the correct way to eat soup and it shows appreciation.
300

Fix the sentence:

“I own three cars and two private jets.” The man said shyly.

smugly
300
Why did the Lins go to the Lakeview Restaurant?
To celebrate the dad's promotion.
300
After the blizzard, Mr. Lin's car couldn't get down the street and kept getting stuck in the snow.

Character Vs. Nature

400

The narrator's family learns how to dress like Americans and the narrator begins to do better in school. Overall, they are feeling better about living in America, so they decide to host their own dinner party. WHAT PART OF THE PLOT DIAGRAM DOES THIS FIT INTO?

Falling Action

400
Put these events in the order that they appear in the story. The narrator gets a pair of jeans; the Lins have a dinner party;The Lins eat at the Gleasons’;The Lins eat at a restaurant.
The Lins eat at the Gleasons’; the narrator gets a pair of jeans; the Lins eat at a restaurant; the Lins have a dinner party.
400
knowing, familiar or introduced.

acquainted 

400
What was the difficulty with the menu at the Lakeview Restaurant.
All the menus were in French.
400

List the 5 elements of plot. (in order)

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

500

The narrator and her family go to the Lakeview restaurant for dinner. While there, they slurp their soup and everyone looks at them. The narrator is so embarrassed that she locks herself in the bathroom. WHAT PART OF THE PLOT DIAGRAM DOES THIS FIT INTO?

Climax

500
How does each member of the Lin family learn English?
Mr. Lin studies and practices grammar; Mrs. Lin memorizes phrases; the brother learns English from his friends; the narrator thinks carefully before speaking.
500

A synonym for embarssed.

Mortified

500
What happened when Meg finished her milkshake?
She told her Chinese friend that "All Americans slurp."
500

List the 4 types of conflict

Character vs. Character

Character vs. Self

Character vs. Nature

Character vs. Society

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