The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl by E. Wong

What did Wong mean by cultural divorce?

Which of these has a condescending tone?

When you act maniacal, you act...

Wong said that Chinese sounded pedestrian, public.

Which of these would most likely infuriate someone?

If you painstakingly do your math homework, you might...

How did E. Wong feel as an adult as compared to her child self?

When Wong sees her school after ten years, she is surprised that it has remained stoic.

A stoic person at a comedy show probably...

Why did E. Wong use the terms, "cultural divorce" in the passage?

Choose text evidence that supports how Elizabeth Wong felt about her Chinese culture.

If you repressed your sadness, you might...

If you have refined speech, you...

If you are maniacal on Christmas morning, you might...

Choose text evidence that relates E.Wong's feelings about Chinese AND her grandmother.

Which of these might make you feel contrite?

Wong suggests her principal secretly acts maniacal. What is the root word of maniacal?

Choose the text evidence that supports how E. Wong felt about American culture.

Which of these would be considered pedestrian?

As an adult, Wong felt contrite about the way she ignored her Chinese heritage.

Choose text evidence to support how E. Wong felt about the Chinese language.

Wong had to painstakingly copy Chinese characters.

Wong compared the harsh sounds of Chinese to the lilting sounds of French.

Choose text evidence to support how E. Wong felt about the Chinese language.

Wong's brother spoke to their mother in a condescending way.

Wong stated that her principal was a repressed maniacal child killer. Repressed means...

Wong suggested that people in the American South show refinement when they speak.

Wong's mother was infuriated when her son criticized her English

Which of these sounds are considered lilting?