Plot Diagram
Conflict and other Plot Elements
Characters and Setting
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
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
What is the conflict in the story?
The narrator wants to blend in as an American.
100
Who is the main character?
The narrator
100
What does plot mean?
events in a story
100
What is Rising Action?
Events creating complications or suspense in the story.
200
Define "climax"
Most exciting part of the story, otherwise called the turning point.
200
The narrator and Meg go to the Dairy Queen.WHAT PART OF THE PLOT DIAGRAM DOES THIS FIT INTO?
Falling Action
200
Why does the main character's mom use a flashlight at the restaurant
to help see the dictionary
200
This word means rules at a certain place
etiquette
200
What country did Lins emigrate from?
China
300
The Narrator, Meg, Lin Family, Gleason Family; The Lin home, Gleason home, school, and Dairy Queen; The Lin family feels embarrassed and awkward because they don't understand how to act in America. WHICH PART OF THE PLOT SCALE DO THESE DETAILS FIT INTO?
Exposition
300
Meg tells the narrator that all Americans slurp, which makes the narrator feel that she really is an American, despite her family's culture. WHAT PART OF THE PLOT DIAGRAM DOES THIS FIT INTO?
Resolution
300
What is the last name of the American family in the story?
The Gleasons
300
What does vivid mean
clear
300
The Lins didn't know how to blend in as Americans because in their country they had their own ...
Culture and traditions
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?
The rising action
400
Define the term "theme".
An idea or lesson about life a story conveys. We discover it by thinking about story's characters and what they learned and discovered in the story.
400
What restaurant does the Lin family slurp their soup at?
Lakeview Restaurant
400
What does exposition mean
details at the beginning of a story
400
Why were the Lin's embarrassed at the beginning?
They didn't know how to eat celery
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?
Rising Action
500
What is the theme in the story "The All-American Slurp"?
We all want to fit in despite our differences. But we aren't so different after all.
500
What is the narrator's best friend's name?
Meg
500
What does simile mean :)
a comparison between two unlike things
500
What is the full name of the author who wrote "The All-American Slurp"?
Lensey Namioka
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