Monday, April 27, 2009

Monkey Bridge: Chapter 10

5 Comments
1] There was an argument and Mai had awoken to it.
2] Mrs. Bay and Mai's mother was arguing.
3] Uncle Michael is trying to help with the family situation.
4] Mai is worried for her mother because she does not want her to fall back in rehabilitation again.
5] Mai went to the library to learn more about her history : the Viet Nam war.

4 Questions
1] Did Uncle Michael recently immigrated to the U.S.?
2] Will they ever find her grandfather?
3] Is he even still alive?
4] How are they gonna find him now?

3 Vocabulary
1] Vicinity: the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood:
2] Unfettered: to release from fetters.
3] Dissolution: the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.

2 Literary Terms
1] "A tender slice of sweet memory." -Metaphor.
2] "We tossed spirit money in the air." -Metaphor.

1 Overview
Although they haven't found her grandfather, Mai still doesn't lose hope and struggles to learn more about her past.

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