What is the first home the Yang family owned like?
It was small and rundown.
100
What is an allusion?
An allusion is a figure of speech that refers to past literature, history, or culture.
100
Name an allusion used in "The Latehomecomer"?
Little House on the Prairie, Romeo and Juliet
100
What is the purpose of imagery?
It uses the five senses to help create a picture in the reader’s mind.
100
What makes a memoir different from an autobiography?
It includes the author’s feelings about important events.
200
What did her high-school teacher help Yang to understand?
She is a gifted writer.
200
What is a simile?
A simile is a comparison using the words “like” or “as”
200
What is repetition used for?
Repetition repeats a word or phrase to emphasize it!
200
What type of literary device is used in the following phrase?
“I had been on simmer for too long…I wanted to bubble over the top”
metaphor
200
Who is the narrator of a memoir?
The author is telling about their own life.
300
What it the biggest reason that members of the Yang family want to become American citizens?
They do not think they can ever return to Laos.
300
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a direct comparison that does NOT use the words “like” or “as”.
300
What is a literary device?
Literary devices are techniques an author uses to convey his or her message.
300
What type of literary device is used in the following phrase?
“She rises against the sun like a skyscraper”
simile
300
What is reading a memoir like (another thing to read)?
It is like reading a diary.
400
What was the problem with the serious illness that Yang had?
It was difficult for doctors to diagnose and treat.
400
What is a symbol?
A symbol is something that stands for, or represents, something beyond itself.
400
What does "compare and contrast" mean?
It means to describe similarities and differences.
400
What type of literary device is used when Yang’s grandmother gives her a bracelet made of silver elephants for protection?
symbol
400
Why is buying a house an important step for Yang’s family?
Buying a house makes the family feel successful: it is their “first piece of America, the first home we
would buy with money our parents had earned.”
500
Why does Yang’s grandmother give her an elephant bracelet?
It is to make her feel protected.
500
What is an extended metaphor?
An extended metaphor is a comparison that is continued in a piece of literature for more than a single reference. It might be contained in a few sentences, a paragraph, stanza, or an entire literary piece.
500
Name an allusion used in "Museum Indians". You may look at your workbook for this one!
Picasso, a famous artist
500
What type of literary device is used in the following phrase?
“He’s a real Einstein when it comes to science.”
allusion
500
Give two reasons why writing the essay about Romeo and Juliet is an important event in Yang’s life.
Writing the essay shows Yang that (1)good writers have to write about what they know personally, and (2)it helps her to understand that she can excel through her skill with reading and writing.