My Favorite Chaperone

Although it is not stated directly, how can the reader infer that Mama has become more willing to assimilate to American culture?

• She gives Maya her bracelet to wear

• She buys Maya a new dress for the dance

• She requires Maya to get a job cleaning houses

• She lets Maya go to the dance without a chaperone.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

Select the direct evidence that shows Papa has not fully assimilated to the American culture. Choose 2.

• “We have asked Maya to translate, Mr. Alazova.”

• “We’ve been told the other boy was teasing your son.”

• “Is this how you raise your daughter! Is this what you teach her? Lessons to be a toy for American boys!”

• “It was decided that I’d take Mama’s jobs for her while she couldn’t work.”

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Without telling the reader directly, how does the author show that Maya and Nurzhan are close? Choose 2.

• Maya changes the translation in the principal’s office.

• Nurzhan offers to chaperone Maya at the dance.

• Nurzhan covers for Maya so she can sneak out to the dance.

• Maya offers to beat up the boy who was teasing Nurzhan.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following best expresses the central idea (theme) of the text?

• Fitting in is not important.

• Maya’s parents learned it is very important to fit in to a new culture.

• Assimilating to a new culture is can be very challenging.

• Maya and Nurzhan helped their parents assimilate to their new culture.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence from the text that best supports the central idea or message of the text from question 4. Select all that apply.

• “Mama says she thinks the school is strange to have parties and events after school when students should be doing their homework.”

• “When she felt the tap and saw him, she lifted her hands in the air as if she were being arrested and about to be shot. People who saw this in the lunchroom laughed, but it wasn’t a joke. Sunstar was filled with terror.”

• “The school policy on suspension requires that the parent or guardian must have a conference at school within twenty-four hours of the suspension.”

• “That kid Ossie Nishizono was teasing Nurzhan something fierce. Telling him he could never be a real American, making fun of the way he talked.”

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following would provide an objective summary of the text.

• Maya’s family moves to America because their government is failing. Her parents assimilate quickly, but she struggles to fit in.

• Maya’s father becomes very angry when he sees her goofing off with an American boy.

• Maya’s mother injures herself, requiring Maya to fill in for her at work. As a result, Maya is forced to quit the gymnastics team.

• Maya’s family moves to America because their government is failing. Although Maya and her brother have minor problems fitting in, they are able to do so. However, their parents seem very resistant to the American culture, which causes additional problems for Maya and Nurzhan.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

As used in the sentence “It was still raining lightly, and Mr. Zabornik’s wet gray hair was pasted against his forehead”, the word pasted most likely means ________.

• attached to his head with glue.

• stuck to his head because of the rain water.

• he wears a wig

• he spilled a sticky cleaner on his hair.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which statement best describes the author’s tone in the following paragraph?

“I looked at Mama and felt tears in my eyes. I couldn’t remember another time when Mama spoke on my behalf, and my tears were the kind you have when you know someone is on your side.”

• The author’s tone is supportive.

• The author’s tone is angry.

• The author’s tone is helpful.

• The author’s tone is pessimistic.

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

From whose point of view is the text written? (RI8.6)

• Maya's

• Nurzhan's

• Papa's

• Mama's

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CCSS.RI.8.6

What is the author's purpose in writing this story?

• The author’s purpose is to entertain the reader with a story about a family who assimilates easily to their new culture.

• The author’s purpose is to persuade people not to move to a new country because there are too many challenges involved.

• The author’s purpose is to demonstrate the challenges involved with moving to a new country.

• The author’s purpose is to demonstrate how easy it is to assimilate to a new culture.

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.2