Short-Answer Responses




Choose FIVE of the following to write about in short answer responses: 

  1. In which story is food and/or drink a status symbol?
  2. Which story contains the most sensual depiction of food?
  3. What was does the following passage from “Three Women of Chuck’s Donuts” tell us about the immigrant business owner's experience in America?: "Their mom walks in from the kitchen, holding a tray of glazed donuts. She is the owner, though she isn’t named Chuck—her name is Sothy—and she’s never met a Chuck in her life; she simply thought the name was American enough to draw customers."
  4. In “Taste,” Richard Pratt clearly cheats, but who cheats in “Sorry Fugu?”
  5. Which story best illustrates the relationship between family and food?
  6. Contrast the female characters in “January: Christmas Rolls” and “A Bunch of Broccoli on the Third Shelf.”
  7. Which story best illustrates how food is tied to social class?
  8. In which two stories is food an expression of its characters’ ethnicity?

You may answer the questions out of order, but please number your responses clearly. Use specific examples from the stories to support your thesis—use no outside research.

Requirements:

  • MLA Style
  • Approx. 500 words

Submission window: Wed. 10.11 - Sat. 10.14