Bronx Masquerade

Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand what tirade means?

• talk to him

• he'll snap

• must be in shock

• one misspelled word

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which factor contributes most to Diondra's inner conflict in the story?

• Pressure to be an athlete

• Other students in her class

• Her drawing ability

• Not being a boy

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

After viewing Raul's self-portrait, how did Diondra change her opinion of sharing her artistic side?

• She realized she could do a better portrait

• She wanted the positive attention that Raul was getting

• She decided she was tired of hiding who she really was

• She no longer felt pressure to play basketball

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

How does the setting contribute to Devon's conflict in the story?

• Devon is embarrassed to return to school after he is discovered at the library

• Devon is worried that his team will think he is a geek after being seen at the library

• Devon embraces who he really is after he is spotted in the library

• Devon gets into trouble after going to the library instead of basketball practice

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CCSS.RL.8.2

What does grief mean n paragraph 15?

• Trouble or annoyance

• An unfortunate outcome

• Deep sorrow or painful regret

• A cause of suffering

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

Through each narrator's experience, the author explores the theme of-

• feeling pressure to fit in

• working hard to succeed

• embracing who you are

• expressing yourself

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CCSS.RL.8.2

The organization of this selection allows the author to-

• reflect upon the different problems that teenagers are faced with and why

• compare the different viewpoints and personalities of the students in one class

• describe a sequence of events and ideas that a character has

• explain how the drawing can be a uniting factor for teenagers and teachers

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CCSS.RL.8.5

Which two reasons tell why this story benefits from having the point of view of multiple narrators?

• The reader knows what multiple characters are thinking

• The reader is able to know one character well

• The reader can see the same event through multiple characters

• The reader develops an emotional connection to the minor characters

• The reader is restricted about what he or she knows about characters

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CCSS.RL.8.6

Which element identifies the genre of the passage as realistic fiction?

• The modern setting

• The historical setting

• The lifelike conflict

• The happy ending

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Which two elements reveal the nonlinear plot structure of this selection?

• Multiple flashbacks

• Organized themeatically

• Multiple conflicts

• Multiple protagonists

• Organized chronologically

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CCSS.RL.8.5