Question

In "Mother Tongue," how does Amy Tan demonstrate language bias toward her mother?

A) She believed her mother's thoughts were unimportant because she expressed them imperfectly.

B) She refused to go out with her mother in public because she was ashamed of her accent.

C) She only spoke perfect standard English with her mother in an attempt to make her mother speak more clearly.

D) She would not impersonate her mother on the phone when making important calls for her.

Answer 1

The answer is A. In the short essay Amy writes clearly about this topic where she states "I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. "

Answer 2

A) She believed her mother's thoughts were unimportant because she expressed them imperfectly.

Bias is when you have unfair feelings for or against a person or thing because of prejudice. In Option A, Amy Tan demonstrates language bias because she is unfairly judging her mother's thoughts. She doesn't believe her mother's thoughts to be important since her mother had trouble expressing them perfectly. Option C and D do not show any unfair feelings for or against her mother.