5.14_3.3B_3.10A_G3RLA_Chevalier

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose for including the details about Miguel and Juanita's walk to town and Tía Lola's English lessons?

• To show how Tía Lola learns English through daily experiences

• To describe the town's layout in detail

• To introduce new characters in the story

• To explain traffic rules to the reader

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author include the scene where Tía Lola greets Mrs. Prouty and her daughters with hugs instead of handshakes?

• To show that Tía Lola misunderstands American social customs

• To emphasize that Tía Lola has not been in America for very long

• To demonstrate that Miguel needs to teach his aunt better English phrases

• To highlight cultural differences between Dominican and American greeting customs

Open Ended

Explain how mutual understanding is described as both easy and hard in the text. Use evidence from the passage to support your answer.

Multiple Choice

What is the author's message in the passage from pages 72-73?

• People should avoid using different languages because it often leads to misunderstandings.

• Learning new things is only valuable if you can use them to win competitions.

• Family relationships grow stronger when we try to understand each other's differences.

• Cultural traditions from other countries are not as important as local customs.

Open Ended

How does Tía Lola use language learning as a way to connect Miguel and Juanita to their Dominican heritage? Use text evidence to support your response.

Multiple Choice

What is the main conflict between Miguel and Juanita in Chapter 5 as described in the recap?

• They disagree about visiting their father in New York.

• They want to learn different languages.

• They do not want Tía Lola to teach them Spanish.

• They do not like each other.

Open Ended

Why do you think the author included information about the Dominican Republic in Chapter 5?

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason the author includes the scene where Tía Lola sings her national anthem in the garden?

• To show that she misses her home and feels proud of where she is from

• To explain why she planted vegetables in different parts of the garden

• To teach Miguel and Juanita the words to a song from her country

• To describe how she celebrates the end of summer

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways Tía Lola brings her culture into her new life in the United States?

• Planting vegetables in the shape of her home island

• Singing the national anthem

• Teaching her niece and nephew about her traditions

• Ignoring her homesickness

Open Ended

Explain why the author includes the imagery of the garden that Tía Lola, Miguel, and Juanita create in the backyard.

Multiple Choice

What is the author's message in the text on pages 72-73?

• People should avoid using different languages because it often leads to misunderstandings.

• Learning new things is only valuable if you can use them to win competitions.

• Family relationships grow stronger when we try to understand each other's differences.

• Cultural traditions from other countries are not as important as local customs.

Open Ended

Have you ever helped someone learn something new, like a language or a skill? How did you help them, and how did it feel when they understood?