45. Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear (Namioka)
When nine-year-old Yingtao, the only person in his family without musical talent, moves from China to Seattle, he struggles with the decision to tell his father he would like to end his violin lessons in favor of a new interest.
Q: Why does the quartet hide the boy behind the screen?
ReplyDeleteA: Because Ying is an awful violin player.
Q1Why is yangtao bad at violin?
ReplyDeleteA1He has a terrible ear.
Q2What does Yang’s dad do to try to make Yang better at violin?
A2 He doesn’t let Yang play base ball
Q1: What American name does Third Sister give herself?
ReplyDeleteA1: Mary
Q2: What is living in Yingtao's bathtub?
A2: Fish
Q3: Who paints the Chinese scenes for the screen used at the recital?
Q3: Second Sister
Q4: What vegetable does Mother get from the grocery store for free?
A4: The leaves from the broccoli
Q5: Where does the Connor family take Yingtao?
A5: A professional baseball game
Q6: How does Yingtao stick the painting back on the screen?
A6: He makes paste using his rice
What did Mary do that revealed Matthew at the concert?
ReplyDeleteShe 'accidently' bumped the screen Matthew was playing behind.
My favorite part of the book was Matthew got away with playing violin instead of Yingtao
Q:Why do the two women at the grocery store make fun of Yingtao's mother?
ReplyDeleteA:They make fun of her because she buys the leftover broccoli leaves from the store.
Q: Why do Yingtao and Third Sister set up a screen behind the living room for the recital?
A: Yingtao and Third Sister put up the screen behind the living room stage to hide Mathew, who was playing the second violin part instead of Yingtao.
Q: true or false yang the youngest has a terrible nose?
ReplyDeleteI like this book because 2nd sister knocks over the scenery and shows Matthew playing for yingtao.
it is False.
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