Piecing Me Together Quiz

What best defines a motif?

• A repeated idea or image.

• An object that represents an idea.

• A message within a novel.

• A french dessert.

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“I never thought about my deserving the good things that have happened in my life. Maybe because I know so many people who work hard but still don’t get the things they deserve, sometimes not even the things they need.”

Renee Watson MOST LIKELY included this quote to establish that:

• If people work as hard as Jade does, they’ll get the same opportunities.

• Jade is a very humble person.

• Jade doesn’t appreciate the good things that have happened in her life.

• The people in Jade’s poor neighborhood have barriers in the way of their success.

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When Jade talks about coming apart and being stitches back together, what is a force that stitches her together? Select all that apply.

• Going shopping.

• Her mother.

• Her school.

• EJ.

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In Lee Lee’s poem, she refers to black girls as a “tapestry.” The BEST explanation of her meaning is:

• That all black girls are “woven together” as one

• That tapestries help people keep warm.

• That black girls need to learn how to sew.

• That black girls are being torn apart and stitched back together.

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Which of these represents INTERNAL conflict?

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Technology

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Fate

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A STATIC character:

• Is defined by only one trait.

• Changes over the course of the story.

• Stays the same.

• Has several different character traits.

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What is ironic about the Spanish words for “to have success”?

• It sounds like “failure” in English.

• It has the word “exit” in it.

• It has Jade’s name in it (tener jadér).

• It translates to “eat a rooster’s beak.”

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Which of these best demonstrate that Jade is mature?

• "Oh, no, thank you, Mrs. Parker. I have enough opportunities... [g]ive an opportunity to someone else.

• "But girls like me with coal skin and hula-hoop hips..."

• "So here I am, trying to pick out something to wear that doesn't look like I'm trying too hard or that I don't care about how I look."

• "I bought some clothes with the money I made form working as a tutor... I saved some of it though, just in case."

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Jade's fascination with York most likely represents...

• Her interest in Lewis and Clark's role in Portland history.

• That Lee Lee's school is better than Jade's because it teaches history that's more real.

• Her journey to be treated as an equal and feel free in her own identity.

• Her motivation for learning Spanish to go on a trip like York did.

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Why does Jade leave Woman to Woman?

• because Maxine didn't show.

• because her mom called home.

• because she didn't want to play name games.

• because Maxine's voice "sounded rich."

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