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Descriptive Word Choice in "Fish Cheeks" — Quiz

Question 7 • English Language Arts 8

Which sentence about Amy Tan's mother in “Fish Cheeks” has the most positive connotation?

Answer
A
On Christmas Eve I saw that my mother had outdone herself in creating a strange menu.
B
She was pulling black veins out of the backs of fleshy prawns.
C
After everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “You want to be the same as American girls on the outside.”
D
For Christmas Eve that year, she had chosen all my favorite foods.

Explanation

“All my favorite foods” suggests care and affection, giving the sentence a warm, positive tone. The other choices use words or details with less positive associations: “strange menu,” the unappealing description of the prawns, or the mother’s pointed comment about wanting to be like American girls.

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