Reading Comprehension Quiz (Amy Tan, “Mother Tongue”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Amy Tan, “Mother Tongue”

Read “Mother Tongue” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question Tan says that the phrase “broken English” makes her wince. Why is that?

1. Tan says that the phrase “broken English” makes her wince. Why is that?

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Question How might the tone of this article be described?

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Question Paragraph 6 is a transcribed narrative of Tan’s mother telling a story about her youth. What effect is Tan trying to achieve by including this in the essay?

3. Paragraph 6 is a transcribed narrative of Tan’s mother telling a story about her youth. What effect is Tan trying to achieve by including this in the essay?

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Question Why does Tan include the types of things her mother reads?

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Question In the examples of Tan’s mother communicating with different professional people in her everyday life, what does Tan reveal about typical biases in America?

5. In the examples of Tan’s mother communicating with different professional people in her everyday life, what does Tan reveal about typical biases in America?

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Question Tan uses second person pronouns in various places in the essay. Why might Tan have chosen to do this?

6. Tan uses second person pronouns in various places in the essay. Why might Tan have chosen to do this?

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Question Tan uses a similar phrase at the beginning of the second and third sections. Why might she use repetition in her transitions?

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Question Who is the intended audience for this essay?

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