Tea with Milk Summary

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What was Masako called by her friends who spoke English?

Masako

Ma-chan

May

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Why did Masako and her family move back to Japan?

For Masako to go to college

Because her parents were home-sick

Because Masako was unhappy in San Francisco

They did not move back to Japan.

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is something that Masako didn't enjoy when living in Japan?

Taking flower arranging lessons

Doing calligraphy

Sitting on the floor for too long

Wearing a Kimono

All of these

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Where did Masako decide to move to on her own?

San Francisco

Her parents' village

Osaka

Yokohama

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

When Masako got to Osaka, it said she "marveled" at the city. What does "marvel" mean in this sentence?

To be amazed

To be sad

To be confused

A superhero group

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Why does Masako get a new job?

Because she complains too much about being an elevator girl

Because she is the best elevator girl

Because she speaks English very well

Because she says she'll quit if she doesn't

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Masako meets a boy in Osaka. What is his name?

Joshua

Allen

Moriwaki

Joseph

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What do May and Joseph have in common?

All of these

They both speak English

They both drink tea with milk

They both went to an English school

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

May and Joseph moved to a new city. Where did they move to?

San Francisco

Yokohama

Osaka

California

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Who is the narrator of the story?

Grandfather

Masako

May's Mother

Allen Say

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

May's family are immigrants in the United States. What does the word "immigrant" mean?

Someone who lives in the United States

Someone who lives in Japan

Someone who doesn't move

Someone who moves to a new country

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Why does May move to Osaka?

Because she misses San Francisco and Osaka reminds her of it

To get away from her parents

To meet Joseph

Because she sees pictures of it and likes it

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the main conflict in the story?

May doesn't like the boy that her parents set her up with

May doesn't like being an elevator girl

May struggles to fit in to both of her nationalities (American and Japanese)

May hates Japan

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Why is Masako's job important to the story?

It leads to her meeting her future husband.

It shows she can be independent

It leads to her moving away from her parents.

It shows how much she loves the big city.

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What caused Masako's mind to change about Japan?

She got a job

She met Joseph

She was able to be on her own

She loved her parents

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What happened right after Masako moved out of her house?

She became an elevator girl

She married Joseph

Her and her parents moved to Japan

She was made fun of at school

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The students called Masako names at school because -

she was a new student

they didn't like her

she was a GAJIN in her own country

she didn't know English

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