Why did Tan write about her mother talking about a gangster?

To show what her mother's English is like

Which of these is NOT one of the four "Englishes" Tan describes at the end?

English she used while pretending to be her mother.

Which sentence of dialogue is correctly written?

Tan said, "It's my mother tongue."

All of these show how her mother's English affected Tan growing up EXCEPT...

She did poorly in English class in school.

How does Tan know she is a successful writer?

Her mother says her book is "so easy to read."

What did Tan really think of her own mother's English?

It was "perfectly clear, perfectly natural."

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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan

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1
Why did Tan write about her mother talking about a gangster?
To show how difficult life in China was for her mother
To show what her mother's English is like
To show how people reacted to her mother's English
To show that her mother is a nice person
2
What's Amy Tan's native language?
Vietnamese
Japanese
Chinese
English
3
Who wrote "Mother Tongue"?
Emily Dickinson
Amy Tan
Mary Shelley
Angela Tam
4
Which of these is NOT one of the four "Englishes" Tan describes at the end?
English she used while pretending to be her mother.
English she spoke to her mother
Her internal language.
English her mother used with her.
5
What is Amy Tan's job?
translator
publisher
writer
teacher
6
Where was Amy Tan born?
America
Thailand
Japan
China
7
What did the writer come to realize in this essay?
She is not a scholar
She really wanted to be a math teacher
She uses many Englishes
Her Chinese is "broken"
8
Which sentence of dialogue is correctly written?
Tan said, "Its my mother tongue."
Tan said "It's my mother tongue."
Tan said, "It's my mother tongue."
Tan said "Its my mother tong."
9
What did Tan call the English she uses with her husband?
Broken English
Limited English
Mother tongue
Language of intimacy
10
All of these show how her mother's English affected Tan growing up EXCEPT...
She did poorly in English class in school.
She did not do as well on achievement tests in English as she could have.
Teachers steered her toward math and science.
It affected her IQ and SAT tests.
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How does Tan know she is a successful writer?
She is able to help her mother financially.
Her mother says her book is "so easy to read."
The passion and imagery in her mother's language shapes her writing.
She receives great reviews for her book.
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What did Tan really think of her own mother's English?
It showed the "intersection of memory and imagination."
It was "damaged" and "needed to be fixed."
It was limited.
It was "perfectly clear, perfectly natural."

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