Do family meals matter?
Young people are most likely to avoid problematic behavior the more their parents are involved in their lives, true or false?
True
they are celebrating thanksgiving, true or false?
false, they are celebrating christmas
How many family members were on that family?
9 family members, mom, dad, 6 brothers, narrator.
What is the main issue discussed in this article?
How parents behave at sports games.
The narrator's family was very wealthy, true or false?
false, they were very poor
Young people who eat alone or with their friends have a healthier, better-balanced diet. True or false?
False
what is a Chinese polite custom to show you're satisfied after a meal?
to burp/belch loudly
Why did the narrator's dad agreed for her to go to the university?
Because he thought she was going to the uni to get a husband
What does the sign say for offenders who break the agreement of behavior?
As a parent, I stink
Why the narrator didn't want to tell the other parents his address when he thought his mother wasn't going to pick him up?
what are some reasons teens gave about why family meals are not enjoyable?
indifference, lack of time, arguing and fighting on dinner table.
What food are they serving?
fleshy prawns, slimy rock cod, tofu, dried fungus, and squid.
What were the only things the narrator's dad read? Could he read in English?
Esto sports, Alarma!, fotonovelas, and any sensacionalist Mexican magazines as he couldn't read in English.
What did the parent yelled to the coach that Cardarelli didn't like?
you don't know how to coach! What are you doing?
What memory is burned into the narrator's mind?
the memory of him being alone with his mother when she dropped him off and picked him up at the bus stop
How many adolescents have dinner with their families everyday? How many most days? and how many no days?
43% everyday, 40% most days, 17% no days.
Why does Amy says she wanted to disappear when her father gives her the fish cheek?
Because Robert, the boy she liked, was a the dinner table and she wanted to be "normal" for him. She was ashamed of her culture and her food.
Between which countries and cities did the move back and forth from and why?
The moved from CDMX (Mx) to Chicago (USA) back and forth because the father would get nostalgic and wanted to go back to Mexico.
Why is it becoming increasingly difficult to attract coaches and game officials to high school games?
because they are not willing to put up with abusive parents.
Why did the narrator panicked when his mother didn't come to pick him up?
Because he remembered the time when his mother told him "you're going to have to learn to walk home by yourself", and he thought he would have to walk home but didn't remember where his house was.
According to the chart, how many teens who have meals with their families five days a week or more have never tried smoking? And how many who only have family meals two times a week?
5 days a week 86% haven't tried it, 2 days a week 65%
Why was it important that at the end Amy realizes that her mother had cooked her favorite meals that Christmas?
Why did the father always told them to work with their heads instead of their hands?
Because he though physical labor was harder than mental labor and he didn't want his children to struggle and suffer as much as he had.
What does the agreement on bad behavior says?
- I will not confront the coach after the game ends
- I will not shout insults to other athletes
- I will not use profanity
- I will sit in the stands and support the team
The narrator's mother doesn't gather around the other moms because she doesn't like them and doesn't want to be seen with them. True or false?
False. The other mothers are the one's who don't include the narrator's mom. Most likely because she's white living in a black neighborhood.