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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

A
wants to hide her true feelings about Robert.
B
thinks Robert is hard to understand.
C
has fallen out of love with Robert.
D
thinks she is too good to associate with Robert.
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Read the excerpt from “Fish Cheeks.”Dinner threw me deeper into despair. My relatives licked the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table, dipping them into the dozen or so plates of food. Robert and their family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them.What message does Amy Tan's description send?

A
Her relatives are hungry, and Robert's family is not.
B
Her relatives are eager, and Robert's family is hesitant.
C
Her relatives are coarse, and Robert's family is reserved.
D
Her relatives are energetic, and Robert's family is lazy.
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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?

A
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.
B
It teaches readers how skilled Tan's mother is at cooking and causes them to want to eat Chinese food.
C
It entertains readers by showing how amusing Tan's father is and causes them to laugh at Robert's embarrassment.
D
It teaches readers about an interesting Chinese custom and causes them to determine that the minister is trying to be polite.
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Which excerpt from “Fish Cheeks” uses figurative language?

A
What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?
B
On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.
C
A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires.
D
My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.
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Which sentence from "Fish Cheeks” is meant to entertain readers?

A
A slimy rock cod with bulging fish eyes that pleaded not to be thrown into a pan of hot oil.
B
She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns.
C
Robert and their family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them.
D
My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish.
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In “Fish Cheeks,” what does Amy Tan describe in order to create a contrast between cultures?

A
her feelings about Robert
B
the taste of her mother's food
C
the behavior of her relatives
D
her family's religious beliefs
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Which excerpt from “Fish Cheeks” most appeals to a reader’s sense of sight?

A
I fell in love with the minister’s son the winter I turned fourteen.
B
When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried.
C
My relatives licked the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table, dipping them into the dozen or so plates of food.
D
For Christmas Eve that year, she had chosen all my favorite foods.
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Which sentence from “Fish Cheeks” is meant to teach readers what Amy Tan's family is like?

A
When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried.
B
What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?
C
On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.
D
And then they arrived—the minister’s family and all my relatives in a clamor of doorbells and rumpled Christmas packages.
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Read the sentence from “Fish Cheeks.”A plate of squid, their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires.Amy Tan compares squid to bicycle tires to show that the squid

A
are black in color.
B
are round in shape.
C
do not look appetizing.
D
have a grooved surface.
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Which excerpt from “Fish Cheeks” uses a simile?

A
He was not Chinese, but as white as Mary in the manger.
B
What would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas?
C
Robert grunted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.
D
Robert and their family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them.

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