when i found out that my parents had invited the minister's family over for christmas eve dinner, i cried. what would robert think of our shabby chinese christmas? what would he think of our noisy chinese relatives who lacked proper american manners? what terrible disappointment would he feel upon seeing not a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes but chinese food?
—“fish cheeks,”
amy tan
who is amy tan in conflict with in this passage?
a. with robert over his disappointment about the dinner her family has prepared
b. with herself over her fear that robert will think bad things about her family’s customs
*c excluded because its incorrect*
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