What story element does the author develop in this
excerpt?
Read this excerpt from "The All-American Slurp."
Father, being an engineer, was always systematic. He took
out a pocket French dictionary. "They told me that most of
the items would be in French, so I came prepared." He
even had a pocket flashlight, the size of a marking pen.
While Mother held the flashlight over the menu, he looked
up the items that were in French.
Oplot details about the Lins' routines
O characterization of Mr. Lin
Oconflict between characters
O setting details about the restaurant