Question

What is a central idea in "The White Umbrella"?

Question 1 options:

It is comforting for the narrator to imagine her mom working in different jobs.


The narrator finds it challenging to fit in because her family has different cultural values.


The narrator enjoys being responsible for her sister while their mother is at work.


It is fun for the narrator to live in a culture that has different lifestyles and expectations.

Answer 1

The narrator finds it challenging to fit in because her family has different cultural values.

Step-by-step explanation:

The White Umbrella's narrator is a Chinese American girl who fights with feelings of embarrassment and a desire to fit in. Embarrassment over her own immigrant mother is one among them. She wishes her piano teacher was her mother when she receives a lovely white umbrella from her teacher.