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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where does Fortune Cookies originated from?
China
Korea
Japan
United States
- 2. Multiple Choice
Writing FortunesThe fortune cookie appeared in the United States around the 1920s. The cookie does not come from China. Still, it is a part of Chinese American culture. In fact, many cookies and their fortunes are made by Chinese Americans.
Steven Yang is the owner of Yang's Fortunes. His company prints the paper fortunes. The company has a list of 5,000 sayings to print. Boxes of fortunes are sent to cookie factories around the United States.
Which question is answered in the section "Writing Fortunes"?
How are fortune cookies different in Japan?
Who makes the fortunes that go in some fortune cookies?
Where were fortune cookies originally created?
Why have fortune cookies changed over time?
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which sentence from the Introduction [paragraphs 1-3] explains WHY Chinese immigrants came to the United States?
Many Americans think fortune cookies are a Chinese food. But this is not true. Fortune cookies were created in the United States. In fact, it is believed they were first made by Japanese immigrants.
Chinese immigrants arrived in the United States during the 1850s. These immigrants wanted jobs. At the time, there was a demand for workers in mining, farming, and manual labor. However, this created competition for jobs. American men did not want Chinese workers. This pressure pushed Chinese workers to find other jobs.
Some of these immigrants created the first Chinese restaurants. They served Chinese food. However, they changed recipes for American tastes. Chop suey, for example, is a Chinese-style dish. Chop suey was a popular "Chinese" dish in the United States in the 1900s. Except, chop suey was not Chinese.
At the time, there was a demand for workers in mining, farming, and manual labor
This pressure pushed Chinese workers to find other jobs.
Some of these immigrants created the first Chinese restaurants.
However, they changed recipes for American tastes.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which event from the article happened first?
Japanese Americans were forced into government-run camps.
Steven Yang started a company that prints the paper fortunes.
Chinese immigrants started to arrive in the United States.
Sally Osaki read fortunes from fortune cookies as a child.
- 5. Multiple Choice
How did World War II affect Japanese Americans?
They started to open Chinese restaurants.
They brought fortune cookies to the United States.
They took fortune cookies to other parts of the world.
They were forced into government-run camps.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Read the conclusion below.
Significant global events affected the production of fortune cookies in the United States.
Which selection from the article provides the BEST support for the statement above?
This led to a wave of anti-Chinese violence in the 1870s and 1880s. These immigrants then found work in laundries and restaurants.
Evidence that fortune cookies are from Japan is found in memories of Japanese Americans such as Sally Osaki. She recalled snacking on fortune cookies as a child and reading fortunes in Japanese in California in the 1930s.
Most of the Japanese Americans who had to go to these camps lost their homes and businesses. Some historians suggest it was at this time that Chinese Americans in California took over the fortune cookie enterprise.
The fortune cookie is now a global food, found in many countries around the world, with one notable exception. They still don't eat fortune cookies in China.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read the following paragraph.
Chinese restaurants began to appear. Their cooks, however, were creating or changing recipes to appeal to American tastes. One famous example of a Chinese-style recipe created in America is chop suey, which translates roughly to "odds and ends." Chop suey became one of the most popular Chinese dishes in the U.S. in the 20th century. Except, chop suey isn't a traditional Chinese dish.
Why did the author include this idea?
to explain how Chinese food changed based on American tastes
to provide reasons why Chinese food is popular in the United States
to emphasize the impact that the British had on American food
to show that chop suey changed throughout the 20th century
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read the following sentences from the article.
1. "Chinese" restaurants began to appear, but with new dishes designed to appeal to Americans who tend to want foods that are sweet and fried.
2. Steven Yang, founder of Yang's Fortunes Incorporated in San Francisco, prints the paper fortunes for cookie factories around the country—including the fortunes for Panda Express.
3. The Japanese also opted to cater to American tastes, and Japanese families frequently owned, operated, and otherwise worked in (American-style) Chinese restaurants, and ultimately introduced Americanized fortune cookies into the mix.
4. The fortune cookie has become a global phenomenon, found in countries around the world.
Which two sentences taken together provide the BEST evidence to support the idea that Asian cuisine in the United States changed and evolved over time?
1 and 3
1 and 4
2 and 3
2 and 4
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which statement would BEST describe Steven Yang's reaction to the popularity of fortune cookies in the United States?
He changed his fortune cookie recipe so that it was more authentic to Chinese culture.
He changed his fortune cookie recipe so that it was more authentic to Chinese culture.
He was reminded of eating fortune cookies when he was growing up in California.
He founded a company that prints the paper slips that include fortunes on them.
- 10. Multiple Choice
"Accept your independence and use it wisely." Is an example of a wise saying from a Fortune Cookie.
Yes
No
I do not know.
Maybe
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