"Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros

After reading the selection, the reader can infer that Mrs. Price--

• Is a sensitive teacher
• Listens carefully to her students
• Can be harsh and impolite
• Is dishonest with her students

The resolution to the problem comes when-- 

• Rachel cries in front of the class
• Mrs. Price makes Rachel wear the sweater
• There is no resolution to the problem
• Phyllis Lopez remembers the sweater belongs to her

The best theme for this selection could be--

• hardwork pays off
• peace is better than violence
• growing up can be difficult
• love can conquer all

What is the best summary for this selection?

• Rachel is miserable on her birthday beacause her teacher, Mrs. Price, makes her wear and ugly sweater. She is upset and wishes she was older. Phyllis eventually remembers it belongs to her, but Rachel still wishes she was elsewhere.
• An ugly red sweater is found in the classroom.  Rachel wishes she was home, because it is her birthday.  The sweater doesn't belong to her, but she has to wear it because her teacher makes her.  She is very depressed.
• Mrs. Price, the teacher, makes Rachel wear an ugly red sweater on her birthday.  Rachel is humiliated and upset.  She wishes she was older so she could say something, but instead just wishes she was somewhere else.

Rachel says that the way people grow old is like

• a math problem you figure out
• a balloon floating in the sky
• candles on a birthday cake
• rings inside a tree trunk

The story's point of view tells you

• Mrs. Price's feelings about the problem
• Phyllis's feelings about the sweater
• Rachel's opinion about Phyllis
• Sylvia's opinion about Rachel

What does raggedy mean?

• fuzzy
• sticky
• worn out
• old-fashioned

What does Rachel do after she puts on the sweater?

• walks out of the classroom
• puts her head down and cries
• begins her math work silently
• starts an argument with the teacher

In the selection, Rachel thinks of herself as being ages ten, nine, eight, and son on. What is the author trying to convey about Rachel?

• She makes excuses for her poor behavior.
• She is the product of everything that has happened to her.
• She distracts herself when she feels unhappy.
• She knows why birthdays are such joyful occasions. 

In paragraph 5, why does Rachel say that she wishes she was "one hundred and two instead of eleven?"

• She does not want to go to school anymore.
• She feels that she would be better able to talk to Mrs. Price.  
• She would be older than Mrs. Price.
• She wishes she had more life experience.