My Favorite Chaperone Quiz

Maya is from:

• Pakistan

• Afghanistan

• Ukraine

• Kazakhstan

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which incident sparked Maya's family getting into America?

• her aunt putting her photo in a dating magazine

• her dad working with the mafia

• her mom being a housekeeper for rich people

• Maya getting a gymnastics scholarship

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What jobs did Maya's parents have before moving to America?

• cops

• doctors

• teachers

• cab drivers

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why were Maya's parents strict (choose the inference that makes the most sense)?

• they're bitter about leaving their country

• they're from the communist Soviet Union and that's their culture

• they don't like her or Nurzhan

• they didn't like Americans

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the effect of Maya's translation of the principal to her father?

• she's over-exaggerating what Nuzhan did

• she's minimizing what Nurzhan did

• She makes herself look better

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the central conflict of the story?

• to show Maya doesn't have rights

• Maya wants to go the spring fling

• Maya wants to be like her friends

• Maya wanting to date Daniel

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why did Nurzhan go to the bathroom every time Maya danced with Daniel?

• he drank too much punch

• to give them space

• he was uncomfortable

• he got bored watching them

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

“In Kazakhstan, if someone insults you, they insult your whole family.” This statement shows that this culture is

• individualized

• family-oriented

• offensive

• traditional

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Mama give Maya?

• a bracelet

• a necklace

• a dress

• a pair of earrings

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

According to Nurzhan, their parents “…don’t know about things here, only their ways. They are like stone.” What is emphasized with the comparison?

• the parents are confused about American culture

• the parents are stubborn

• the parents want to embrace the American culture

• the parents are angry with Maya

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6