Page 200
Find a statement that shows
Suki disagrees with her sisters. How are their beliefs different?
Page 208
Why didn’t the students laugh at Suki after her dance?
Page 203
What do the actions of Ski and her sisters on page 203 tell you about them? What examples from the text support your answer?
Page 210
Summarize how Suki stays true to herself in this story.
What is the theme of the story?
Page 204
What words does the author use to describe the sound of the swing? Why does she use those words?
Page 212
At school Suki meets her friend Penny. How are
Penny’s clothes different from Suki’s?
Page 206
What is the effect of one boy’s comments about
Suki’s kimono? How do you know?

Page 200
In the last paragraph on page 200 it says “But Suki shook her head.” Suki’s sisters believe she should wear something new and coll. Suki wants to wear her favorite thing, her kimono.
Page 208
They were fascinated by her performance. Suki had helped students feel the dance and what it meant to her.
Page 203
The sisters walk ahead of
Suki and pretend they don’t know her. This shows they want to be like everyone else and are embarrassed that Suki dressed differently. Suki, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to mind being different, she feels very please to be dressed in her kimono.
Page 210
Even though she looks different, cuasing other students to make fun of her, Suki delights in wearing her kimono. She shows pride in her
Japanese heritage by dancing for her classmates.
Page 204
On page 205 the words
“swoosh, swoosh” describe the sound. The author wants us to imagine the sound of Suki and Penny swinging.
Page 212
Penny is dressed casually in overalls. Suki is dressed formally in a long, flowing, kimono.
Page 206
Suki is either angry or embarassed. On page 27 it says “she felt her cheeks burn.”
Theme: Don’t be afraid to

Page 232
Why is the detail that the girl calls Sundays domingos important? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Page 235
How does using the same phrases in English and
Spanish help the author make clear her reason for writing the story?
Page 238
Do you think the girl has any brothers or sisters?
Explain.
Page 233
Why are some words in boldface and italics?
Page 236
Find the word eight on page
236. How can you tell if it is the number eight or the past tense of the word eat?
Page 239
What does the girl say the balloons look like?
Page 241
After reading page 241, what can you infer about how the girl feels about her ancestors and their cultures?
Why do you think she says they look like a bouquet?
Page 242
Why did the girl conclude that Abuelita and Grandma had planned the surprise together? Give evidence.
Page 234
Compare and contrast the girl’s visits to her grandparents’ houses. Cite evidence from the text.
Page 237
How does Abuelita feel about animals? How do you know?
Page 240
What makes this story realistic fiction?
Page 243
What do you think will happen next?
Page 234
Based on what you’ve read so far, how does the girl feel about her grandparents?
Page 238
Compare and Contrast the grandfathers. Use evidence from the story.
Page 241
Why do you think the author chose to tell the story from the point of view of the little girl?
Page 245
Use details from the story to compare and contrast what the grandparents do at the party.

Page 232
IT says she visits her
Spanish-speaking grandparents on Sundays so she speaks Spanish on
Sundays (233)
Page 235
The author wants to show how the cultures of the grandparents are alike even though there are differences.
Page 238
No, because if she did, they would proably be with her on her visits to her grandparents.
Page 233
Those are in a different language-Spanish. The author wants them to stand out so the reader notices them.
Page 236
I can look at the context.
The girl is counting owls. It must be the number.
Page 239
A bouquet of flowers
Page 241
It says grandma was proud of her grandmother and her abuelia was proud of her
Indian blood and her mama so I think the girl is proud too.
Flowers are colorful and a bouquet is a bunch of flowers tied together.
Page 242
Grandma makes a doll and a dress in the girl’s favorite colors. Abuelita made a dollhouse and a dress just like the doll’s dress. The presents go together.
Page 234
Same: Both make breakfast for her (234) and both have pets (215)
Different: They make different foods (234)
Page 237
She loves them. ON page
236 it says she grew up on a farm and that she is glad to have chickens in her backyard.
Page 240
The story is RF because it tells about events that could really happen. Many children are close to their grandparents.
Page 243
The girl says its her birthday and both sets of grandparents are at her house so I think there will be a birthday party.
Page 234
She loves them and loves spending time with them.
Page 238
Same: They both bring the girl colorful presents.
Different: Grandpa brings her balloons and Abuelita brings a kite.
Page 241
The reader gets strong feeling about how happy the girl is about visiting both sets of grandparents.
Page 245
On page 244 it says that
Abuelita is holding the rope of the pinata and covering the children’s eyes.
Grandpa and Grandma are just watching.

Page 264
In the last paragraph on page 264, what information helps you draw a conclusion about how the narrator feels about moving to the
United States?
Page 268
Which words help you understand the mood of the going-away party on page
269?
Page 265
Use clues from the story and in the illustrations on page 265 to tell the meaning of monsoon.
Page 269
Use context clues on page
269 to tell the meaning of the word glum.
Page 271
How does Jangmi feel about the new house? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Page 274
Why do you think the authors include references to the address of Jangmi’s new and old home?
Page 272
Why do you think Jangmi does not want to change her name to Rose? Use evidence from the story.
Page 277
Compare and contrast
Jangmi’s first mean in
America with the farewell meal she had in Korea.
Page 266
What clues in the text tell you that Jangmi and her parents have very different feelings about moving to
America?
Page 267
How does the author show ways that life in Korea and
American will be different for Jangmi?
Page 270
Which event on page 270-
271 was the hardest for
Jamgmi? Why?
Page 273
How can you tell Jangmi is concerned about adapting to a new culture?
Page 278
Why do you think Jangmi sits under the maple tree?
Give details to support your reasoning.
Page 270
What does Jangmi say when the taxi pulls away from their house? Why do you think she says that?
Page 274
How do Jangmi’s parents try to make her feel comfortable in their new home?
Page 279
Why do you think the authors chose to end the story with Jangmi sitting under the tree?

Page 264
The text says she “frowns” and says that she is going to a
“Strange, foreign place.” She is scared and unhappy about moving.
Page 268
IN the 2 nd paragraph, the words sad, love, laughter, and tears tell me that this is a sad party.
Page 265
The text mentions that monsoon is a season. IT also mentions rain tapping on the window. A monsoon must be a rainy season.
Page 269
The girls are talking about how far apart they will be. This makes them feel sad. Glum means
“sad.”
Page 266
The first sentence on page 266 says her parents were “very excited.” Jangmi is upset about moving because she has “no friends.”
Page 270
I think the hardest event was saying good-bye to Kisuni because Jangmi has no friends in
America.
Page 267
The weather will be different.
Both places have melons, but
American will have honeydew instead of the Korean Chummy.
Page 270
She says, “good-bye, 382 Shin
Dang Dong.” That must be the address, so she’s saying goodbye to her house.
Page 271
She already knows that she is going to feel uncomfortable there because it will be so different from her house in
Korea.
Page 274
Her new address stands for her new life in America. Her old address reminds her of Korea.
Page 272
I don’t think she is ready to change anything else in her like.
When asked id she wanted to change, she says, “no, I like my name.”
Page 277
Korea: family ate traditional foods and celebrated the family’s move. America: neighbors brought American food to welcome them. The food seemed strange to Jangmi.
Page 273
She asks her father how she will learn English. She practices saying her English name over and over.
Page 278
The tree reminds her of the one outside her home in Korea. On page 278 she says, “ maybe I would come to love it as much as out willow tree back home.”
Page 274
Her father says the tree outside is “just like the one at home.”
Jangmi’s mother says, “the movers are here.”
Page 279
In Korea she sat under a tree and talked to her best friend. Jangmi hopes she can soon do the same thing in her new home.