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Which sentence describes the main theme of the story?

• People often give others an identity based on how they look.

• Where you are born is the most important part of your identity.

• People are often unkind to people who they think are different.

• A person’s identity can be made up of more than one thing.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which detail from the text best shows the theme of the story?

• “‘Well,’ Phoebe had said that first day, ‘I’m only half Greek. Really, I’m American.’” (Paragraph 6)

• “Phoebe didn’t want to tell Grandfather that Greece didn’t feel like her country. The sky was so blue it hurt her eyes, for one thing.” (Paragraph 8)

• “Ever since Phoebe had arrived in Greece, she had begun to realize that her grandfather didn’t really trust anyone who wasn’t Greek.” (Paragraph 22)

• “My grandfather loves me, Phoebe realized. He loves me, and he wants to share being Greek with me.” (Paragraph 34)

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

How does paragraph 8 contribute to the story?

• It shows that Phoebe doesn’t consider Greece to be her home.

• It reveals that Phoebe was not born in Greece.

• It shows how much Phoebe doesn’t want to learn about Greece.

• It reveals how long it has been since Phoebe has visited Greece.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

How does Phoebe feel when Vasiliki asks "what" her best friend is?

• bothered by what Vasiliki is asking

• proud to say that Nadia is American

• unsure of how to answer the question

• angered by how Vasiliki asks the question

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Why does Phoebe's grandfather consider her to be Greek?

• because she grew up in Greece

• because she is mostly Greek

• because she looks Greek

• because she is half Greek

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6