(english 11 b) "the struggle to be an all-american girl"

why did the narrator's mother send her to chinese school?

to practice chinese social skills
to interact with other chinese students
to learn to speak, read, and write chinese
to learn about math, science, and literature

the narrator thinks of herself as

multicultural.
chinese
chinese american.
american.

why do you think wong is embarrassed to go with her grandmother to the american store?

her grandmother does not fit in.
her grandmother speaks too softly.
her grandmother scolds her in public.
her grandmother is old and can't keep up.

The correct answers are:

* The narrator's mother sends her to Chinese school to learn to speak, read, and write Chinese. The narrator explains that even though the main objective of the school was to teach them how to speak, read, and write in Chinese, the lessons always began with an exercise in politeness.

* The narrator thinks of herself a multicultural. By definition, a multicultural person is one who is adapted to diverse cultures. The narrator mentions two traditional items that belong to a different country from China: tacos and the annual celebration “Cinco de Mayo”.

* Wong is embarrassed to go with her grandmother to the American store because her grandmother does not fit in. Wong describes her grandmother as a person with raunchy humour, rhythmless Chinese, and a quick, loud and unbeautiful pattern. She thinks it is not like “the quiet, lilting romance of French or the gentle refinement of the American South”. Therefore, she thinks her grandmother does not fit in and this makes Wong feel the same way.

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