The Book of Unknown Americans

What is a pronoun?

• A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

• A word used in place of a noun.

• A word used to describe or modify a noun.

A word or phrase that a pronoun refers to is called an "antecedent." What is the antecedent for "she" in the following sentence:

My mom was as excited about the trip as I don't know what. She went to Sears to buy a new dress and had giddy phone conversations with my aunt about seeing each other again.

• My aunt

• Sears

• Dress

• My mom

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CCSS.RI.7.4

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Which word accurately completes the following sentence:

The two old friends would often ____ about their childhood.

• Reminisce

• Convene

• Froth

• Assure

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which word accurately completes the following sentence:

I ____ you that our town is not in the path of the storm.

• Confer

• Ravage

• Assure

• Convene

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Which definition of "ravage" best fits with the following sentence:

In 1989, the U.S ravaged the country of Panama and left thousands of Panamanians homeless.

• To cause light damage.

• To steal.

• To cause severe and extensive damage.

• To eat.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The novel's title, The Book of Unknown Americans, emphasizes the idea in the excerpt that the characters struggle to...

• Find out about their past.

• Locate their other family members.

• Return to their former home.

• Fit in with their new culture.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the central idea of this paragraph:

"That year around the holidays we were all miserable. Holidays were always bad--my mom in particular got homesick sometimes like it was a genuine illness--but that Christmas was the worst. We were depressed and on edge, still shaken up about September 11."

• Holidays were always bad.

• We were depressed and on edge.

• My mom in particular got homesick sometimes like it was a genuine illness.

• That year around the holidays we were miserable.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

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Which Notice & Note signpost could be used to analyze the following passage:

"I spent a lot of time trying to find it in me, but usually I couldn't. I felt more American than anything...My mom held me in her arms and my dad rested his hand on Enrique's shoulder, took an oath along with a group of other men and women who had made living in the United States a dream. We became Americans."

• Again and Again

• Memory Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Which sentence is written in 1st person point of view?

• Mayor watched as his mother began to pack for their trip to Panama.

• My brother and I huddled together, listening through the front door.

• You sensed, standing there, just how far you were from home.

• He told her that he intended to take only a duffel bag for their things because that would make it easier to get through customs.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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Which sentence best fits the theme found in The Book of Unknown Americans?

• Life as an immigrant is easy.

• Home can only be one place.

• Adjusting to life as an immigrant is a difficult and lengthy process.

• Most immigrants choose to let go of their roots and embrace being American.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2