Eleven by Sandra Cisneros

This story is told in

• first person because the main character is telling the story.

• third person because the main character is being talked about by someone outside of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The story's point of view lets the reader know

• Mrs. Price's thoughts and feelings about the problem.

• Phyllis's thoughts and feelings about the sweater.

• Rachel's thoughts and feelings about the sweater.

• Sylvia's thoughts and opinion about Rachel.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

At the end of the story, Rachel wishes that

• her birthday would just start over
• she had never seen the sweater
• she were 102 years old
• Sylvia had stayed home

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In the story, Rachel thinks of herself as being ages ten, nine, eight, and on on. What is the author trying to get the reader to see about Rachel?

• She makes excuses for her poor behavior.

• Who she is at eleven is the result of everything that has happened to her in her past.

• She distracts herself when she feels unhappy.

• She knows why birthdays are such joyful occasions.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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 too old to be in school.

• She would be older than Mrs. Price.

• She wishes she had more life experience, so she could be stronger and speak up for herself.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Rachel compares "growing old" to

• Everyday is just like yesterday.
• a tin Band-Aid box
• a red sweater
• rings inside a tree trunk

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read the sentence from paragraph 13 in the box below.

"But when the sick feeling goes away and I open my eyes, the red sweater's still sitting there like a big red mountain."

What does Rachel most likely mean by this statement?

• The sweater is too large for her to wear.

• She sees the situation with the sweater as an exciting challenge.

• The situation she is in with the sweater at that moment makes her feel small and powerless.

• All of her thoughts focus on how big the buttons are and how long the sleeves are.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In paragraph 19, Rachel starts to cry because she is overwhelmed by her feelings of

• embarrassment

• anger

• guilt

• joy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

For Rachel, the most disappointing part of her bad day is when

• Mrs. Price puts the sweater on her desk, and insists that it is hers.

• Mrs. Price makes her wear the sweater.

• The bell rings for lunch.

• Mrs. Price pretends like everything is okay and doesn't apologize for making her feel badly,

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the tone that author is trying to convey in this story? (How feeling does the teller of this story seem to experience?)

• sadness

• joyful

• happiness

• celebratory

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4