Question

Based on what you read in "Tongue-Tied," in what way did Kingston most likely experience language exclusion at her American school?

A. She was placed in a lower-level reading group.
B. She spoke Chinese with fellow Chinese students.
C. She was discouraged from speaking English during class
D. She chanted answers together with other students.

Answer 1

A. She was placed in a lower-level reading group.

The story by Maxine Hong Kingston is an amazing depiction of her own background and one of exceptional strategies utilized by Chinese individuals to keep their kids from being 'tongue-tied'. This strategy was gone for evacuating the likelihood of kids battling with talking dialects other than Chinese.