No Guitar Blues

The No Guitar Blues

By Gary Soto

Multiple Choice

What does mission mean?

• hobby

• special duty

• chore

Multiple Choice

What does distracted mean?

• You are sleeping.

• You are focused.

• You are not paying attention.

Open Ended

What distracts you?

Multiple Choice

What is a turnover?

• a vegetable

• cereal

• a fruit-filled pastry

Multiple Choice

Secondhand is the same as

• something that is new

• something that is used

Multiple Choice

What does deceitful mean?

• telling the truth

• telling lies

Open Ended

What is something that is deceitful?

Open Ended

What causes Fausto to want a guitar?

Open Ended

Whom does Fausto ask for a guitar and what is the decision?

Open Ended

What does Fausto plan to do?

Multiple Choice

Fausto's plan works well. What does he get for returning Roger?

• a turnover

• a new bike

• money

Multiple Choice

How is Fausto feeling about the money he got from the couple?

• happy

• mad

• guilty

Multiple Choice

Is this feeling internal or external conflict?

• internal

• external

Open Ended

Earlier in the story Fausto didn't mind lying. What do you think makes him change his mind?

Open Ended

What conflict is Fausto having?

Multiple Choice

How do we know that Fausto has solved his internal conflict?

• He gets a guitar.

• He feels better after church.

• He goes to the story and buys groceries for his mom.