Comprehension Which of the following would the narrator probably do when she sees Robert at school after Christmas? DIRECTIONS Answer these questions about wave at him and shout hello “Fish Cheeks.” say something rude to him try to avoid meeting his eyes What is the narrator’s main conflict? invite him back to her house She is afraid Robert won’t like her when he sees how her family celebrates The resolution of the plot occurs when Christmas. The narrator’s father belches She wishes she had a slim nose like The narrator’s mother gives her a those of the American girls. miniskirt She doesn’t like any of the food that her The narrator is in love with Robert mother is preparing for Christmas Eve The narrator is an adult dinner. She doesn’t want to spend Christmas In the resolution of the story, the narrator Eve with people that she hardly knows. realizes that She never agreed with her mother Why is the narrator worried about her Her mother was a superb cook mother’s Christmas Eve dinner menu? She should be proud to be Chinese She doesn’t like any of the foods on the She preferred Chinese food after all menu. She thinks the food will seem strange to DIRECTIONS Answer these questions about her guests. the excerpt from “Piedra.” She worries that her mother doesn’t know how to prepare all the unusual Why does the other tell her children to get dishes. better grades? She wishes that the food choices were She wants them to do as well as the tree healthier. pruners they saw. She wants them to have better paying In what part of the plot does the narrator jobs than pruning trees. describe the unusual food that awaits the She wants them to be smarter than their minister’s family? friends. exposition She wants them to learn how to run a rising action ranch. climax falling action What do you learn about the main character in this excerpt? In the rising action, which of these events He would like to get good grades. complicates the conflict? He admires the Griffin ranch. The narrator ignores the minister’s son. He and his family live in a city. The narrator cries about Christmas Eve He wants to be a farmer. dinner The narrator’s relatives murmur with The rising action of the plot begins when pleasure. They go through MInkler The narrator’s father offers her the fish They drive past Griffin’s ranch cheeks. The narrator daydreams about girls They climb through the foothills
Comprehension DIRECTIONS Answer these questions about “Fish Cheeks.” What is the narrator’s main conflict? She is afraid Robert won’t like her when he sees how her family celebrates Christmas. She wishes she had a slim nose like those of the American girls. She doesn’t like any of the food that her mother is preparing for Christmas Eve dinner. She doesn’t want to spend Christmas Eve with people that she hardly knows. Why is the narrator worried about her mother’s Christmas Eve dinner menu? She doesn’t like any of the foods on the menu. She thinks the food will seem strange to her guests. She worries that her mother doesn’t know how to prepare all the unusual dishes. She wishes that the food choices were healthier. In what part of the plot does the narrator describe the unusual food that awaits the minister’s family? exposition rising action climax falling action In the rising action, which of these events complicates the conflict? The narrator ignores the minister’s son. The narrator cries about Christmas Eve dinner The narrator’s relatives murmur with pleasure. The narrator’s father offers her the fish cheeks. Which of the following would the narrator probably do when she sees Robert at school after Christmas? wave at him and shout hello say something rude to him try to avoid meeting his eyes invite him back to her house The resolution of the plot occurs when The narrator’s father belches The narrator’s mother gives her a miniskirt The narrator is in love with Robert The narrator is an adult In the resolution of the story, the narrator realizes that She never agreed with her mother Her mother was a superb cook She should be proud to be Chinese She preferred Chinese food after all DIRECTIONS Answer these questions about the excerpt from “Piedra.” Why does the other tell her children to get better grades? She wants them to do as well as the tree pruners they saw. She wants them to have better paying jobs than pruning trees. She wants them to be smarter than their friends. She wants them to learn how to run a ranch. What do you learn about the main character in this excerpt? He would like to get good grades. He admires the Griffin ranch. He and his family live in a city. He wants to be a farmer. The rising action of the plot begins when They go through MInkler They drive past Griffin’s ranch The narrator daydreams about girls They climb through the foothills
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