"So, where are you from?"

What does the author hope will eventually happen?

• "The word suggesting that she cannot validate her sense of belonging"

• "She gave a long pre-rehearsed answer they often dug for"

• "Her soul became a safe nest deep inside the confines of her body."

• "One day they would learn to keep their boxes away from her."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the word nuances mean?

• a suggestion

• slight variation

• boundary

• very important

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The author italicizes the word “originally” in the following passage (paragraph 4) most likely because __________.

"There it was. Originally. The word suggesting that she cannot validate her sense of belonging to this place. "

• she does not understand its meaning

• it is the title of something she is reading

• she is proud of her “exotic” identity

• the word has a very powerful effect on her

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the entire essay?

• The reality of the author’s situation is a lot more painful than she chooses to share.

• The problem with the question of the title is that there are so many children like this girl who do not know where they came from.

• The author refuses to be bothered by the thoughtless question of the title.

• The peers asking the author where she’s from are open to any response, no matter how uncomfortable.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which is the best synonym for exotic?

• prove

• nonnative

• suggestion

• subtlety

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What idea is supported by the evidence the author gives in Paragraph 7?

"Sometimes she felt tired of being watered down to belonging to a foreign location on a map. To being a friend who made someone feel a little more 'cultured' by simple association."

• The author doesn't like being valued only because she comes from a foreign place.

• The author is flattered that others assume she is from a different country.

• The author feels she has less value to others because she looks different.

• The author likes people to ask where she is from so that she can tell her story.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

What main idea is expressed in the last paragraph?]

"One day they would come to understand., she thought. she was not the land of her mother and father. She was her own country, with her own history of civil wars, revolutions, healing and growth. One day they will learn to keep their boxes away from her. One day they will see that she will never, ever, fit in."

• The author wishes to return to the land where she fits in.

• The author wants to be seen as her own person.

• The author is tired of civil wars and revolutions in the world

• The author hopes one day that everyone will accept her.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the author feel throughout the essay?

• Relieved

• Insecure

• Connected

• Like she fits in

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the author mean by "placing her in a box"?

• She is being labeled and categorized.

• She is treated as if she fits in with everyone else.

• She is recognized easily.

• She has moved a lot like a box.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

"She became a safe nest deep inside the confines of her body." What is she referencing when she says confines?

• nothing escapes her body

• she doesn't let any body know her

• her body is the boundary for her feelings

• she doesn't want to be judged any more

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4