5th - Love As Strong As Ginger
The book gives us a glimpse of what immigrant families go through to create a better life for their families. When Katie accompanies GninGnin to the crab cannery she develops a new found respect for her grandmother. What more do you recall about this book? Give the quiz a try.
- 1.Why do GninGnin's gloves smell like the sea?
- A.
She goes fishing with them.
- B.
She cracks crab with them.
- C.
She washes boats with them.
- 2.What does it mean when GninGnin says crab tastes like hard work?
- A.
Crab is too expensive for her.
- B.
Crab makes her think of her job.
- C.
Crab isn't as good as other seafood.
- 3.Why does GninGnin wear gloves?
- A.
GninGnin wears gloves to protect her hands from being cut by the crab shells.
- B.
GninGnin wears gloves to keep her hands warm while on the fishing boats.
- C.
GninGnin wears gloves to protect her hands from the icy cold weather.
- 4.Why does GninGnin put a net and a bandana on her granddaughter's head?
- A.
GninGnin does this so her granddaugher's head will stay warm on the boat.
- B.
GninGnin does this so her granddaughter will not get a "crabhead".
- C.
GninGnin does this so her granddaugher will have a head like a crab.
- 5.What is different about the way GninGnin moves around at work compared to how she moves at home?
- A.
She moves like a crab.
- B.
She moves very slowly with her body bent over.
- C.
She moves very quickly and strongly at work and her whole body shakes.
- 6.Why does one of GninGnin's friends give the crabmeat a bath?
- A.
She gives the crabmeat a bath so that the pieces of shell will sink and the meat will float.
- B.
She gives the crabmeat a bath so that the crabmeat won't smell.
- C.
She gives the crabmeat a bath so that it is clean and ready to eat.
- 7.What makes GninGnin look like a strange bird to her granddaughter?
- A.
GninGnin looks like a strange bird because of the way she walks and waves her arms.
- B.
GninGnin looks like a strange bird because of the net she wears on her head.
- C.
GninGnin looks like a strange bird because she is covered with little pieces of crabmeat.
- 8.How does GninGnin keep going when she starts to get tired?
- A.
She takes a break and has a cup of tea.
- B.
She pretends to be a famous actress making a movie in a crab chong.
- C.
GninGnin and her friends will start to sing traditional songs.
- 9.You know this story is written in the first-person because
- A.
The writer talks about "my grandmother"
- B.
GninGnin looks like a strange bird
- C.
The boss has a loud voice
- 10.How did GninGnin's granddaughter make her work easier?
- A.
The girl got a job for GninGnin.
- B.
The girl cracked GninGnin's crab
- C.
The girl made GninGnin laugh
- 11.GninGnin sometimes spoke in Taishanese, a Chinese dialect. A dialect is
- A.
A calm voice
- B.
A form of language
- C.
A kind of song
- 12.GninGnin uses a mallet to crack the crab. A mallet is most like a
- A.
Stone
- B.
Wrench
- C.
Hammer
- 13.Katie learns how to make sticky rice dumplings. A dumpling is
- A.
Dough filled with meat or vegetables
- B.
A chubby doll made of rice and leaves
- C.
A drink served cold during the summer
- 14.The bus was filled with ladies clucking their tongues in singsong languages. What does singsong mean?
- A.
Teaching new words
- B.
Making too much noise
- C.
Having a musical sound
- 15.GninGnin mixes scallions, ginger, and black-bean paste with the crab. Ginger is
- A.
A fresh-water fish
- B.
A strong-tasting spice
- C.
A delicate rice paper
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