Why does the author include details about the dinner party hosted by the Lins in "The All-American Slurp"?
a

to emphasize a key similarity between the Gleasons and the Lins
b

to highlight the narrator’s developing friendship with Meg
c

to reveal the Lins’ difficulty with trying to understand their neighbors
d

to illustrate the narrator’s frustration with her parents’ customs

The correct answer is to reveal the Lis' difficulty with trying to understand their neighbors.

Explanation: Having recently come from China, the Lin's' were invited by the Gleason's' to a dinner party. Being uncomfortable when they first arrived, all 4 Lin's sat on a couch stiffly. Mrs. Gleason then offered the family a relish tray with raw celery, radishes, and carrots. In China, vegetables are NEVER eaten raw but boiled for a long period of time for cleansing. Further, Mrs. Gleason offered a "dip" for the vegetables made of sour cream. Most Chinese people do not like dairy products, and with a name like sour cream- the Lin family was not very enthused. It is easy to see why the Lin's would wonder about American customs.  

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imparadis't in one anothers arms  

the happier eden, shall enjoy their fill  

of bliss on bliss, while i to hell am thrust,  

where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire,  

among our other torments not the least,  

still unfulfill'd with pain of longing pines;  

yet let me not forget what i have gain'd  

from their own mouths; all is not theirs it seems:  

one fatal tree there stands of knowledge call'd,  

forbidden them to taste: knowledge forbidd'n?  

suspicious, reasonless. why should their lord  

envie them that? can it be sin to know,