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In both "Grandfather's Journey" and "Tea with Milk" the author Allen say shows...
challenges people face when living in America
how difficult it can be to live away from home
challenges immigrants face when they are with family
Why are Grandfather and Masako similar?
they both like to drink tea with milk
they both want to move to a new country
they both miss the mountains and rivers
they both miss their homelands
How are the two stories different?
Tea with Milk and Grandfather's Journey have different authors.
Grandfather is happy to return to Japan, but Masako does not want to go to Japan.
Grandfather misses his homeland, but Masako does not.
Grandfather decides to stay in Japan and so does Masako.
Grandfather and Masako both show us that immigrants are often...
homesick
happy
sad
difficult
What do Grandfather and Masako have in common?
they are both homesick.
they are both longing to return to Japan.
they both miss their freedom
they both miss the friends they had during their childhood
What does it mean to compare?
to show how things are different
to show how things are the same
How are the settings of the texts similar?
Both take place in Ozaka and San Francisco
Both take place in California and Yokohama
Both take place in America and Japan
What does it mean to contrast?
to show how things are different
to show how things are similar
What would be a good central message in both stories?
A good education is very important.
Parents and children often disagree.
Nature inspires the imagination.
Being away from home can be difficult.
Read this sentence from the story.
“The more he traveled, the more he longed to see new places, and never thought of returning home.”
Which word is a synonym for longed?
stretched
wanted
spent
disliked
Read this sentence from the passage.
“He took his family and returned to his homeland.”
What does homeland mean?
the country where a person is born
home in the countryside
a country that one moves to later
the journey to a new country
What clues in the sentence below clarify the meaning of the word gaijin?
"She could not make friends with any of the other students; they called her gaijin and laughed at her. Gaigin means __________"
foreigner
woman
friend
kimono
"He wore European clothes for the first time and began his journey on a steamship. The Pacific Ocean astonished him."
What does the word astonished mean?
happy
surprised
sad
shake
"Huge cities of factories and buildings bewildered and yet excited him."
How might someone who is bewildered feel?
sad
long
understanding
confused
"When Masako got to Osaka, it said she "marveled" at the city. What does marveled mean in this sentence?
to be amazed
to be sad
to be bored
to be confused
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