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read the article and answers the following questions:

1. A literacy narrative needs vivid detail to bring it to life. What main kind of detail does Amy Tan use in her essay? Point to two of her details that strike you as especially interesting and revealing, and explain why they do.

2. Tan begins by announcing, "I am not a scholar of English. . . I cannot give you much more than personal opinion on the English language and its variations in this country or others." How does this opening set up your expectations for the rest of the essay? Why do you think Tan chose to begin by denying her own authority?

3. Tan writes about the different "Englishes" she speaks. What categories does she divide English into? Why are these divisions important to Tan? How does she say they affect her as a writer?