Memoirs TEST

Mindy still really cares about trying to get people to like her.

Why is Scaachi worried about her mother's death ?

In "Why Not Me?" by Mindy Kaling, which compliment has Mindy never understood ?

Scaachi's mother gave her all of her recipes, but Scaachi is still a terrible cook.

Scaachi's mother dies at the end of the memoir.

After moving away from home, she did not miss her mother's cooking since there were a lot of Indian restaurants around.

In "There is No Recipe for Growing Up" by Scaachi Koul, how did the meal turn out that the author made for her friends ?

What form of writing is a memoir ?

Who is the art teacher that Mindy doesn't like ?

In "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by Dave Sedaris, why does the author use words like "meismlsxp" and "apzkiubjxow" ?

What are jalebees, mithai, chutneys, paneer, and daal ?

Food is an important part of Indian holidays.

What do we know about Dave's classmates ?

In "Why Not Me?" by Mindy Kaling, what did Mindy bring to school to try to make friends ?

How did Dave feel when he finally understood what the French teacher was saying to him ? Why ?

What do the students at Dave's French school have to do on the first day of class ?

What does Dave do when the teacher accuses him of being lazy ?

Even though Dave had spent time in France before, he did not understand everything the professor says on the first day.

The other students in the class were also frustrated and intimidated by the teacher and the language.

What is Diwali ?

In "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by Dave Sedaris, Dave felt very confident to enter the French school as an adult.

When Scaachi returns home, what does her mother give her to make her feel better when she's homesick ?

How does the author use indirect characterization to show what he thinks of the people of Paris ?

A memoir is about a person's whole life or a large part of their life, spanning many years.

In "There is No Recipe for Growing Up" by Scaachi Koul, from what culture is the author and her family ?