Question

Read the excerpt from "Fish Cheeks.”

At the end of the meal, my father leaned back and belched loudly, thanking my mother for her fine cooking. "It’s a polite Chinese custom to show you are satisfied,” explained my father to our astonished guests. Robert was looking at his plate with a reddened face. The minister managed to muster up a quiet burp.

Which statement best describes the purpose and effect of this excerpt?

It entertains readers by revealing how much Tan's father ate and causes them to wonder if it is really a Chinese custom to belch after a meal.
It teaches readers how skilled Tan's mother is at cooking and causes them to want to eat Chinese food.
It entertains readers by showing how amusing Tan's father is and causes them to laugh at Robert's embarrassment.
It teaches readers about an interesting Chinese custom and causes them to determine that the minister is trying to be polite.

Answer 1

It teaches readers about an interesting Chinese custom and causes them to determine that the minister is trying to be polite.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yup

Answer 4

do u know this story

Answer 5

Yeah. x'D

Answer 6

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Answer 7

its ten
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Answer 8

Yeah.

Answer 9

thx ill post them on here

Answer 10

hich excerpt from “Fish Cheeks” uses figurative language?

What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?
On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.
A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires.
My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.

Answer 11

D I believe

Answer 12

Read the sentence from “Fish Cheeks.”

Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.

Amy Tan uses this description to show that she

wants to hide her true feelings about Robert.
thinks Robert is hard to understand.
has fallen out of love with Robert.
thinks she is too good to associate with Robert.

Answer 13

A. if I remember correctly.

Answer 14

If Amy Tan, the author of “Fish Cheeks,” wrote a text titled "Foods for Chinese Holiday Entertaining," what would her purpose most likely be?

to express her opinion about the taste of her mother's Chinese dishes
to describe the Chinese dishes commonly served at holiday meals
to convince readers to taste Chinese foods offered at holiday parties
to express her feelings about serving Chinese food for Christmas dinner

Answer 15

B. To describe the Chinese dishes commonly served at holiday meals.

Answer 16

Read the sentence from “Fish Cheeks.”

What terrible disappointment would he feel upon seeing not a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes, but Chinese food?

The description in this sentence

uses precise language to describe what Robert would see and feel.
contains details that appeal to the reader's senses of sight and taste.
uses figurative language to describe the disappointment Robert may feel.
contains a simile comparing roasted turkey and sweet potatoes to Chinese food.

Answer 17

B I believe.

Answer 18

B I believe.

Answer 19

B I believe.

Answer 20

Read the sentence from “Fish Cheeks.”

On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.

What message does Amy Tan's description send?

She feels that her mother is preparing the most unusual food she has ever prepared for one meal.
She believes her mother is trying to impress the minister's family by making more food than they could possibly eat.
She is impressed that her mother has taught herself how to make a new variety of unusual recipes.
She is confident that the minister's family will think her mother is strange if she serves the food she is preparing.

Answer 21

4 more after this one

Answer 22

thx again

Answer 23

😎

Answer 24

Im not sure about this one, but im leaning towards A

Answer 25

Read the sentence from “Fish Cheeks.”

She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns.

The description in this sentence

uses precise language to describe what Tan saw.
contains a detail that appeals to the sense of taste.
uses figurative language to describe the prawns.
contains a simile that compares prawns to flesh.

Answer 26

C sounds right

Answer 27

In “Fish Cheeks,” what does Amy Tan describe in order to create a contrast between cultures?

her feelings about Robert
the taste of her mother's food
the behavior of her relatives
her family's religious beliefs

Answer 28

C sounds right

Answer 29

Which sentence from “Fish Cheeks” is meant to teach readers what Amy Tan's family is like?

When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried.
What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?
On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.
And then they arrived—the minister’s family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages

Answer 30

B.

Answer 31

If Amy Tan, the author of “Fish Cheeks,” wrote a text titled "My First Taste of Fish Cheek," what would her purpose most likely be?

to provide instructions for cooking fish
to share a memory about eating fish cheeks
to convince readers that fish cheeks taste good
to express an opinion about her mother's cooking

Answer 32

thats your last one

Answer 33

B.

Answer 34

B.

Answer 35

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Answer 36

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Answer 37

just once

Answer 38

thx

Answer 39

Oof. x'D Sorry I was looking at pictures. Done. x'D

Answer 40

XD k