Active Reading #3

5 Comments
1 I think Niang is trying to use Big Sister so the family will begin to like her
2. I can tell that Aunt Baba and Ye Ye dont like Niang.
3. I think it's unfair Aunt Baba can't because Niang and Father.
4. The family was very happy when father arrived, including the Protagonist
5.I think the Protagonist's father is hiding from the Japanese
4Questions
1.Is the protagonist's siblings as smart as her?
2.Does the Protagonist's family speak in Chinese or English?
3. How old was Nai Nai when she died?
4. Is the father really handleing business while he's gone?
3 Vocab Terms
1Seethed-the state of being agitated or excited
2.Fermented To produce by or as if by fermentation
3. Ardently-

2Literary Terms
1."Our stepmother was also stylish and flawless with her large piercing eyes, long shapely nails painted bright read and enormous flashing diamonds at her throat, wrist and ears- imagery
2. "Such a wonderful aroma was wafting through the door"-
1 Overview SentenceIn this section of the book, the protagonist starts first grade and no one picks her up from school; Her dad also comes back from being away for a long period of time.