Breaking Through Ch 4-5

Roberto and Francisco wanted to spruce up their home before their family returned.  What does the phrase spruce up mean?

• Change the decor.
• Make it look better.
• To fix it up.
• All of the above.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

What were the parents reaction to the house?

• Mama loved it, but Papá was concerned about the cost.
• Mama and Papá both loved it.
• Mama and Papá both hated it.
• Papa loved it, but Mamá was concerned about the cost.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Francisco was skeptical of Papá's story about being hexed.  What does skeptical mean?

• Understanding 
• Annoyed
• Doubtful
• Convinced

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why was Francisco unhappy after his family came back?

• He had to quit school.
• He had to go back to the fields to work.
• He had to get three jobs.
• He had to take the bedpan out again.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.9A

Why was being a sharecropper a risky endeavor?

• You had to invest your own money to get supplies.
• You were not sure if the crops would grow.
• It could be a lot of work for little reward.
• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

What troubles did they run into while sharecropping?

• Cold and too much rain.
• No rain.
• Rabbits eating the plants
• Weeds and plant disease.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

Why do you think Papá became so angry and irritated all of the time?

• Mama left him.
• The sharecropping did not work out like he thought.
• The kids were misbehaving all the time.
• There was no work available.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Why do you think Francisco was disrespectful to his father?

• He was tired of his fathers bad moods.
• He felt that he and Roberto deserved to go out.
• The only time he was able to go out was to work.
• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3