Read this excerpt from "The All-American Slurp." All of us, our family and the Chinese guests, stopped eating to watch the activities of the Gleasons. I wanted to giggle. Then I caught my mother’s eyes on me. She frowned and shook her head slightly, and I understood the message: the Gleasons were not used to Chinese ways, and they were just coping the best they could. For some reason I thought of celery strings. What part of the plot is revealed in this excerpt?

Resolution

Explanation:

This passage refers to the story "The All-American Slurp." In this story, we meet a girl who immigrated with her family from China to America. When they get invited to have dinner at a neighbour's house, they worry about the differences in etiquette between the two cultures. However, this passage belongs to the resolution, in which the Chinese family becomes the host of the American family. As they also struggle with Chinese etiquette, the girl realizes that cultural differences are not as much of a barrier as she had previously thought.

answer:   2 1/4 pounds

explanation: 4 1/2 - 2 3/4