Question 1

What does a "desire to emigrate" refer to?

Accepted Answer

Fishman's family wanted to leave Russia for America.

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Fishman's ring was lost at customs.

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Fishman's mother lost all her money.

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Fishman wanted their family to have more money than in Russia.

Question 2

Why does the author use the pronoun "you" in the second paragraph?

Accepted Answer

He wants to share the experience with people like him.

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He is addressing the reader directly.

Question 3

How did the Pepsi-Colas end up in the narrator's fridge?

Accepted Answer

The grown-ups bought them for him.

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The adults bought them for a party.

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His mother had bought them at a sale.

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His grandmother got them for free.

Question 4

Why did the narrator have to drink all the Pepsi-Colas by himself?

Accepted Answer

His family wouldn't drink them because they were a treat for him.

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They were going to expire at the end of the week.

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His family thought they were too expensive and didn't want to drink them.

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His family didn't enjoy the taste of Pepsi-Colas.

Question 5

How does the author use humor in the story?

Accepted Answer

The humor is absurd because it contrasts washing cans with soap and using perfume to mask the smell.

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The author includes humor to make the story easier to read, for example, when he ran home from the store.

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The humor emphasizes the failures of the adults to adapt to American life, for example, when they were looking for loot.

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The author uses humor to make the struggles of the immigrant family see not so bad, for example, talking about washing floors.

Question 6

Why couldn’t the author’s family leave their homeland with much money or possessions?

Accepted Answer

Their country limited the amount they could take.

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They wanted to start fresh in America.

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They forgot to pack most of their belongings.

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They had to sell everything before leaving.

Question 7

What did the author decide to do with the empty Pepsi cans?

Accepted Answer

Return them to the store for money.

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Throw them away and not recycle them.

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Use them as decorations.

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Save them for a craft project.

Question 8

How did the author feel about drinking so much Pepsi?

Accepted Answer

Sick after drinking so much of it.

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Happy to drink Pepsi as much as possible.

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Excited to have a treat every day.

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Indifferent to drinking the soda.

Question 9

What problem did the author encounter after washing the Pepsi cans?

Accepted Answer

The cans smelled like soap.

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The cans got rusty.

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The cans were too dirty to return.

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The cans were crushed.

Question 10

What did the author later realize about the bottle deposit money?

Accepted Answer

The deposit money was already included in the price.

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The deposit money was more than expected.

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The deposit money was a bonus for returning the cans.

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The deposit money was not real

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