"The Boundary" by Jhumpa Lahiri (Basic Comprehension)

How is the narrator connected to the visiting family?

• They are her old friends from the city.

• They are her aunt, uncles, and cousins.

• They are her new neighbors.

• They are visiting the country home where she works.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the narrator do when guests arrive?

• She hides from them because they aren't supposed to see her.

• She takes their suitcases to their rooms for them.

• She offers to babysit the two young girls.

• She gives them a tour of the property.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Where is the narrator's mother?

• She passed away when the narrator was very young.

• She is running a flower shop in the city.

• She is taking care of an elderly man in a nearby town.

• She is in the kitchen, cooking food for the new guests.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What can guests pick from the garden?

• Grapes and apples

• Lettuce and grapes

• Apples and tomatoes

• Tomatoes and Lettuce

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How old are the young girls in the visiting family?

• They are 1 and 3

• They are 3 and 5

• They are 5 and 7

• They are 7 and 9

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Which of the following does NOT describe the narrator?

• She is an only child

• She is not from this country

• She lives in a nice, large country home

• She likes to eavesdrop

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who goes to the beach?

• The narrator and the young girls

• The narrator and her father

• The visiting family

• The visiting father and his daughters

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following pieces of textual evidence best supports this claim: "The Boundary" is set in modern times?

• "The father keeps taking pictures with his cell phone."

• "My father went to the emergency room."

• "We eat the cake while the guests talk about politics, trips, life in the city."

• "After lunch, the father asks one of the girls to bring him his glasses."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which best describes the narrator's father?

• He is a cheerful, animated man

• He is a quiet, thoughtful man

• He is an angry, aggressive man

• He is an indifferent, secluded man

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What "pets" do the visiting girls get in the story?

• Foxes

• Horses

• Crickets

• Fireflies

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2