My Favorite Chaperone

Which statement best describes the main conflict in the story?

• Maya's brother is being bullied at school.

• Maya needs permission to go to a school dance.

• Maya has to do her mother's job when her mother is injured

• Maya's family is struggling to earn enough money to live.

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Maya is upset when she is called to the office because 

• she thinks that she is in trouble.
• she thinks it will be difficult to reach her father
• she is worried about missing gymnastics
• she knows that her brother has been fighting.

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Why does Maya give an incorrect translation of what the principal says about Nurzhan's fight?

• She needs Nurzhan's help to go to a dance.
• She thinks Nurzhan was right to defend himself.
• She misunderstands what the principal says.
• She wants to keep her father from becoming angry.

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 One reason Maya's parents have stricter rules than her friends' parents is that her parents...

• have to work long hours at their jobs.
• expect her to do well in school.
• are from a country with different customs.
• want her to set a good example for her brother.

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Nurzhan helps to resolve the story's conflict by

• signing Maya's permission slip.
• standing up to a school bully.
• offering to be Maya's chaperone.
• saying that things are different in America.

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What does Mama do to show that she understands that growing up in America will be different for Maya?

• She gives Maya a special bracelet to wear to the dance.
• She insists that Nurzhan will be Maya's chaperone.
• She treats Nurzhan and Maya differently
• She defends Maya when the family's dinner burns.

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Scuffle means 

• to receive a gift
• to do well on a test
• a promise
• a fight

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What does stun mean?

• to shock someone
• to make lots of noise
• to rule

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What is a whimper?

• a joyful shout
• a loud ringing
• a soft cry

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 The job of a dispatcher is to

• to drive vehicles
• send out vehicles according to a schedule.
• convince people to ride in a taxi.

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