Question

Part A

What is a central idea of the relationship between Ji-Suk and her mother in the story "Bul-GO!-gi"?


Ji-Suk's mother doesn't understand her daughter's disinterest in learning about her Korean culture.

Ji-Suk's mother has a difficult time understanding Ji-Suk's readily acceptance of American ways.

Ji-Suk resents that her mother made her take Korean lessons and violin instead of being with friends.

Ji-Suk's mother shows her love for her daughter through her high expectations for her.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail from the story best supports the answer in Part A?


"...she left her job as an attorney at a law firm after seven years to start a food truck business. If her own mother had still been alive, she would have been quite upset with Ji-Suk for that."

"Even though she'd made Ji-Suk take Korean lessons every Saturday morning followed by violin lessons in the afternoon—and cooked kimchi and other Korean delicacies with her at least once a week—Ji-Suk's mother had wanted her to succeed by American standards."

"She hadn't been any different at his age, and she would have spent most of her time with her friends, too, but her mother would never have allowed it."

"Ji-Suk had succeeded by American standards in ways her mother couldn't have imagined, and in ways her mother probably didn't want."

Answer 1

a and b

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Part A: Ji-Suk's mother shows her love for her daughter through her high expectations for her.

Part B: "Even though she'd made Ji-Suk take Korean lessons every Saturday morning followed by violin lessons in the afternoon—and cooked kimchi and other Korean delicacies with her at least once a week—Ji-Suk's mother had wanted her to succeed by American standards."

Step-by-step explanation:

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