Plot 1
What is meant by "you will find Liberty when you get to the United States"?
You will be free.
Where did Din's family go by boat?
Malaysia
What does elect mean?
choose
What figurative language is this passage from the story? "He will beat me to the United States. . ."
hyperbole
What method of indirect characterization is this passage:
A black-and-white speckled current of energy.
Why does Mr. Victor move in with the family?
to protect them
Why does the family feel uneasy about America?
They feel they do not fit in.
What does hyperactive mean?
very lively
What figurative language is this passage from the story? "They smash the picture of Papi's great-grandmother fanning herself. They knock over the things on the coffee table as if they don't know any better. They throw the flowered cushions on the floor. They smash the windows. . . ."
Parallelism
What story element is this passage?
Fifteen years ago this Thanksgiving weekend, a ten-year-old Vietnamese boy named Viet Dinh arrived in this country as a refugee.
setting
When do all four selections take place?
in the past
In "Exile," why does Papi tell the children they are going to the beach?
He doesn't want to frighten them.
What does distracted mean?
unable to concentrate on something
What figurative language is this passage from the story? ". . .speaking in worried whispers. . ."
alliteration or personification
What method of indirect characterization is this passage:
I kick him.
action
What do the story "Liberty" and the poem "Exile" both have in common?
They both describe immigrating to America.
Which character is loving and curious?
The narrator of "Liberty".
What does putrid mean?
offensive to the senses
What figurative language is this passage from the story? "And by his side a girl who looked like Heidi in my storybook. . ."
simile or allusion
What method of indirect characterization is this passage:
"What shall we name you?" Papa asked.
words spoken
What are the mischievous things that the puppy does?
bite two men who are mean to the narrator
knock things off the coffee table with his tail
tear up the flower garden in search of buried treasure
According to the article, why did Dinh's mother destroy the boat?
She did not want the family to be forced to leave by sea.
What does clenched mean?
tightly closed
allusion
What method of characterization is this passage:
I didn't understand. It was usually I who was the one lying. . .
private thoughts