"The All-American Slurp" by: Lensey Namioka
Lensey Namioka was born on June 14, 1929 in Beijing, China. She was a children's book author and mathematician. She went to the University of California, Berkeley. She is still alive today at age 84.
How does the setting of the Lakeview restaurant and Meg’s family’s party affect the main character in “The All-American Slurp" The setting of the Lakeview restaurant and Meg's family party affected the main character because the Lakeview restaurant was a fancy place and Meg's family was acting like toddlers and at the Gleason's house they were messing around with the strings of celery. "Mr. and Mrs. Gleason, their daughter Meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the Badels - they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery." (p. 57)
How does the main character of “The All-American Slurp” know that she finally fits in as an American?
She learns that she fits in as an American because she learns that all Americans slurp. "Meg grinned. 'Sure. All Americans slurp.' " (p. 67)
How does the main character of “The All-American Slurp” know that she finally fits in as an American?
She learns that she fits in as an American because she learns that all Americans slurp. "Meg grinned. 'Sure. All Americans slurp.' " (p. 67)