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Vocabulary
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Miscellaneous
100
generously; plentifully
lavishly
100
to learn English, he made diagrams of verbs.
Mr. Lin
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
disgusting; repulsive
revolting
200
ashamed; deeply embarrassed
mortified
200
The Gleason's daughter
Meg
200
Examples: when the celery made the "zip" sound when they "schlooped" their soup the celery when "crunch"
onomatopoeia
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
together; all at once
unison
300
remarkable sight
spectacle
300
to learn English, she momorizes lists of polite phrases that would cover all possible social situations.
Mrs. Lin
300
In China, what does the Lin family normally do before eating vegetables.
They disinfect them in boiling water.
300
What was the name of the French Restaurant?
The Lakeview
300
How do respectable Chinese show their appreciation of soup?
By slurping.
400
acceptable manners and behavior
etiquette
400
she is embarrassed by her family in the French resturant
the narrarator
400
What did Meg tell the narrator at the end of the story?
all Americans slurp!
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
disgraced
not honored or respected
500
she poured her rice onto her plate and mixed prawns and other food with it
Mrs. Gleason
500
what two things does father do at the French restaurant to embarass the narrator?
took out a pocket French dictionary and a pocket flashlight to read the menu
500
We all want to fit in despite our differences
the theme of "All American Slurp"
500
what response did the Lin's have whent he 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