The Language of Baklava Flashcards
In the forward, the author says that she grew up with stories about food but what were some of the deeper meanings behind them that she lists as well?
grace, difference, faith, and love
In the forward what are the two types/genres of stories that the author describes the immigrant experience as?
A fantasy and a nightmare
At the end of the forward the author writes “_______ gives our lives their fullest shape, and eating together helps us remember” Abdu Jaber
Memories
In chapter 1 what is the name of the show that her family got studio tickets for?
Baron DeMone show
Who in the family thought getting tickets for the show was a good idea?
Aunt Peggy
What happens when he tries to address her family/ her on the show?
The host of the show cannot pronounce their names
What is Diana’s nickname for her father?
Bud
What does Diana’s father call her?
his sack of potatoes and he carries her over his shoulder while he cooks
What does Diana learn from an early age growing up in an immigrant family?
That they are Arab at home and American outside of the house
What is Diana’s second nickname from her father?
Ya, Ba or little daddy
What is the title of the first chapter?
Raising an Arab Father in America
What does the term “Comeover”mean?
Someone who’s just come over to the US from her father’s home country
Who is cousin Sami?
Her 20 year old cousin who has just “comeover” to the US from the home country
Why at age 6 does she want to be a poet?
Because her uncle who is watching after her cousin calls him a poet and Diana looks up to him
Why is it important to eat shish kebabs soon after they are cooked?
because otherwise the meat would harden
Why did cousin Sami get sent away to the US by his father?
because his a poet
What does a poet mean?
that her cousin Sami was gay
What does Diana think they mean by poet?
that he embroiders shawls
What was the name of the lamb?
Lambie
What happened to Lambie?
Her uncles and father had bought it from a nearby farmer and tried to kill it to use for cooking
What are the Americanized names for Diana’s father and uncles?
Bud- her father
Frankie- youngest
Jack
Hal
Danny
Where do they take the cousins to distract them while the Uncles try to butcher the lamb?
To go get ice cream
What is the name of the ice cream stand?
Rudy’s
What is Diana’s ice cream order?
Vanilla ice cream with chocolate shell
What do they have for dinner that night?
Chicken and stuffed squash
Was there any lamb in there dinner? If so where?
yes, it was in the stuffed squash
Which one of the brothers first tried to butcher lamb?
Frankie
Who ultimately killed the lamb?
Bud- or her dad
What did Diana want to name the lamb?
Harry
What are the names of the two cousins her age that are mentioned?
Ed and Jess
Which uncle explains to the younger cousins what happened to Lambie?
Uncle Jack
How do the younger cousins get the story of what happened to lambie?
That Lambie went to go visit his grandmother in Wisconsin
How many years later was it when Diana asked her father about what really happened?
20 years later
