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a true story by Amy TanGUIDING QUESTIONS1. At age fourteen (14), what is the most important thing to the author? 2. What is the significant event that will be occurring this Christmas? 3. Describe the menu for Christmas Eve dinner at the author’s home? 4. Name and / or describe five to ten (5-10) items typically included on your dinner menus during the holiday season. 5. When the guests arrive, why does the author pretend that Robert is not worthy of existence? 6. In your opinion, what is the climax in this story? 7. * What do you believe to be the MOST embarrassing experience for the author in this story. 8. Provide support for your answer to number seven. (Why did you select this experience?) 9.* Relate the author’s experience to your own life. What was one of the most embarrassing experiences you’ve had at a holiday gathering? (You can share it with the class or not.) 10. What is the gift that the author’s mother gives her? 11. What does the gift reveal about the mother? 12. What is the overall “theme” of this story? Provide your answer in two to four (2-4) complete sentences. Hyper-Thinking Questions 13. ** Analyze the mother’s overall decision in selecting a Chinese menu for Christmas dinner instead of a more American style menu for the meal. If she understood how her daughter felt, and wanted her daughter to know that she understood, for what reasons do you feel she opted for a Chinese dinner? 14. ** Apply the story’s theme to your own life as a middle school student, but not in relationship to ethnicity or race. In what other ways or situations does that same theme provide good advice? (Refer back to your answer to question 12 for help.) |
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