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100

showing eagerness to know more about something

curiously

100

she is embarrassed by her family in the French restaurant

the narrator / main character

100
Besides taking chairs to the dining table, what embarassing thing did the Lins do at the dinner party?
pulled the strings out of their celery stalks
100
Even though the parents did not care much for Western food, what type of food was the narrator and her brother becoming fond of?
hamburgers
100

Slurping shows you appreciate good food but it also useful if the food is very ________.

HOT!

200

to guide or direct to a particular place

conduct

200

The Gleason's daughter who makes the narrator feel better at the end because she also slurps

Meg

200
In China, what does the Lin family normally do before eating vegetables.
They disinfect them in boiling water.
200
What did the waiter do at the French restaurant because he was in shock?
He froze and the wine he was pouring flooded the table top and into the lap of a customer.
200

What does Mr. Gleason do with his pea that is not proper etiquette?

He picks it up with his fingers!

300

to make a firm decision or find a solution to

resolve

300

to learn English, she memorizes lists of polite phrases that would cover all possible social situations. She even says "you're welcome" when she steps on someone's foot!

Mrs. Lin

300
What did Meg tell the narrator at the end of the story?
all Americans slurp!
300
What was the name of the French Restaurant?
The Lakeview
300

We watched a video on strange __________ or bizzare ways to have polite manners in other countries.

etiquette

400
ashamed; deeply embarrassed
mortified
400

to learn English, he made diagrams of verbs and took a very "scientific" approach

Mr. Lin (her father)

400

The celery made the "zip, zip, zip" sound and in the restaurant the slurps made a  "_______" sound.

SCHLOOP!

400

Why does the narrator want to wear jeans?

she wants to fit in with the Americans

400
How are Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Gleason alike as givers of dinner parties?
They both just put the food out and hope for the best.
500
generously; plentifully
lavishly
500

she poured her rice onto her plate and mixed prawns and other food with it like it was cement

Mrs. Gleason

500

What two things does father do at the French restaurant that makes the narrator laugh?

took out a pocket French dictionary and a pocket flashlight to read the menu

500

"We all want to fit in despite our differences." This is the ______ of the story.

the theme of "All American Slurp"

500

What response did the Lin's have when the teacher told them the narrator would make the honor roll?

They say negative things about the narrator - she is a stupid girl and the teacher must be showing favoritism.