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Christine Leong, “Being a Chink”

Where did Leong first see the word chink in writing?

A. On the back of a bus

B. In a letter from a close friend

C. On an envelope in her father’s restaurant

D. In the bathroom stall of a high school

What does Leong say that language does to people?

A. It develops them.

B. It defines them.

C. It replaces them.

D. It destroys them.

What, according to Leong, separates people from each other?

A. Choices

B. Labels

C. Stories

D. Education

What circumstances led Leong to believe there might have been prejudice where she lived?

A. There had been recent race riots in the city.

B. Her family was only one of two Asian families in the town.

C. Her family had recently emigrated to the United States.

D. She didn’t believe that discrimination was possible in her town.

What essay does Leong respond to in “Being a Chink”?

A. “The Ways We Lie”

B. “The Meanings of a Word”

C. “Live Free and Starve”

D. “Thinking Critically”