Broken Chain

What is the setting of the story?

• New York, in the school
• California, in the neighborhood
• Mexico, in the the neighborhood
• Mexico at the playground

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Who is the main character of the story?

• Orsua
• Frankie
• Alfonso
• Ernie

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following choices is an example of the main character's internal conflict.  

• "On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil.  But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket, it snapped."
• "He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb.  He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time."

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

How is one of Alfonso's problems resolved?

• His brother allows him to use his bike.
• He goes to Sandra's house and he discovers that her bike is fixed.
• He and Sandra go for a walk in the neighborhood.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Whose point of view is the story told?

• Ernie
• Alfonso
• Sandra

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When Sandra looks at Alfonso, he looks away.  What does this reveal about his character?

• He does not like to be looked at.
• He is shy.
• He is not confident. 

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What causes Ernie to change his mind and lend his bike to his brother?  Which is the best response?  

• He no longer needs it.
• He sees that Sandra is not the girl who stood him up.
• He feels sorry for Alfonso and wants to help him.  

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

"He considered asking his best friend, Raul, for his bike.  But Alfonso knew Raul, a paperboy with dollar signs in his eyes, would charge him, and he had less than sixty cents, counting the soda bottles he could cash."  What does the expression "with dollar signs in his eyes" mean? 

• Greedy
• Bad vision
• A bad friend

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4