Translating Grandfather's House

In “Translating Grandfather’s House,” what scene does the narrator draw in his first sketch?

• a ranch with horses in their stables

• an apartment building in New York City

• an old stone house surrounded by trees and land

• a classroom crowded with students, desks, and books

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Why does the narrator begin to doubt his memories in “Translating Grandfather’s House”?

• because they are too good to be true

• because he is too embarrassed of his past

• because he doesn’t remember them clearly

• because his teacher doesn’t think they are real

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Which two of the following answers best explain why the narrator draws a housing project in his second sketch in “Translating Grandfather’s House”?

• because it is similar to what his classmates draw

• because it shows a scene from one of his dreams

• because it is one of the only things he knows how to draw

• because his teacher will believe it is his grandfather’s house

• because he realizes it accurately portrays his grandfather’s home

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A wren is a type of bird. Using this information and context, choose the most likely meaning of perched in the following lines from “Translating Grandfather’s House.”

The house, the horse, the wrens

Perched on the slate roof --

• falling

• standing

• twirling

• panicking

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What is the most likely meaning of installing in the following lines from “Translating Grandfather’s House”?

The roof Oscar Jartín

Tumbled from one hot Tuesday,

Installing a new weather vane;

• setting up

• giving away

• taking apart

• learning about

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Part A Based on its context, which meaning of the word beaming does the author use in the following lines from “Translating Grandfather’s House”?

Beaming, the teacher scrawls

An A+ in the corner and tapes

It to the green blackboard.

• transmitting

• radiating

• smiling

• glaring

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Part B Which quotation from “Translating Grandfather’s House” most clearly supports the answer to Part A?

• the teacher scrawls

• An A+

• in the corner

• d. to the green blackboard

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What do the following lines from “Translating Grandfather’s House” suggest about the teacher’s relationship with the narrator?

The teacher says

The house is from

Some Zorro

Movie I’ve seen.

“Ask my mom,” I protest.

“She was born there—

Right there on the second floor!”

Crossing her arms she moves on.

• She is interested in the narrator’s heritage.

• She knows that the narrator loves Zorro movies.

• She is unfamiliar with the narrator’s past experiences.

• She knows it is hard for the narrator to remember his past.

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What is the purpose of the image of Oscar Jartín tumbling from the roof in “Translating Grandfather’s House”?

• to describe life in the housing project

• to prove that it’s dangerous to climb onto rooftops

• to give more information about Oscar Jartín’s personality

• to show that the narrator knows specific details about his grandfather’s house

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How does the author’s use of repetition in the following lines from “Translating Grandfather’s House” contribute to the meaning of the poem?

Beaming, the teacher scrawls

An A+ in the corner and tapes

It to the green blackboard.

To the green blackboard.

• By focusing on colors of the blackboard, it reinforces the truth of the narrator’s drawing.

• By drawing attention to the public way in which the drawing is displayed, it highlights the narrator’s pride in his accomplishments.

• By emphasizing the special place the teacher has chosen for the display, it shows how happy the teacher is with the narrator’s achievements.

• By drawing attention to the contradictory expression “a green blackboard” it emphasizes the strangeness of being rewarded for an inaccurate drawing.

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