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Culture
Freedom
Fame
Self-Awareness
Moral / Theme
100
This is the country from which Maya's family emigrated.
What is Kazakhstan?
100
A symbol of freedom in the poem "Identity".
What is an eagle?
100
In this poem, the speaker indicates that she being famous is "dreary".
What is "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?"
100
The speaker of this poem is secure in his choice to be alone but free.
What is Identity?
100
The moral of this reading selection is "Don't give up on your dreams."
What is The Frog Who Wanted to Be a Singer?
200
This was the source of Amy's embarrassment in "Fish Cheeks".
What is the difference in her family's customs.
200
This is what the speaker in "Dusting" refuses to be.
What is anonymous?
200
In the poem "Dusting," the speaker is practicing this.
What is her signature?
200
In this story, the main character didn't let his friends discourage him from his dream.
What is The Frog Who Wanted to Be a Singer?
200
The moral of this selection is "Your physical appearance doesn't decide your worth."
What is Beauty Lessons?
300
This is the biggest concern expressed by immigrants surveyed in "A Place to Call Home".
What is money, or financial security.
300
This is "harnessed to a pot" and "plucked by greedy hands".
What is a flower?
300
Being this can be considered "public like a frog?
What is somebody?
300
If you are a confident and independent person, you will likely choose to be this kind of plant.
What is a weed?
300
The lesson learned by the main character in this selection is "You should be proud of who you are and where you come from."
What is Fish Cheeks?
400
According to Amy Tan's mother, this is her only shame.
What is "to have shame"?
400
An immigrant's first sign of freedom.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
400
This character is the reason that "rhythm and blues was born."
Who is Frog?
400
Being a somebody can be compared to being this kind of plant.
What is a flower.
400
After reading this selection you are better able to understand the challenges of adjusting to a new culture.
What is "My Favorite Chaperone"?
500
The statue against which the Statue of Liberty is compared in "The New Colossus".
What is a The Colossus of Rhodes?
500
In this story, the main character experimented with freedom by building and living in a tree house.
What is "Golden Glass"?
500
In this poem, attaining fame is a desirable goal.
What is "Dusting"?
500
It wasn't until "years later" that Amy Tan realized that her mother had done this.
What is served all her favorite foods?
500
The moral or lesson learned from this selection is "Adjusting to new situations is a little different from each person."
What is "My Favorite Chaperone"?