Eleven by Sandra Cisneros

Who is the main character in the story?

• Sylvia

• Rachel

• Mrs. Price

• Phyllis

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What does the title of the story have to do with the plot of the story?

• No one likes being eleven.

• Eleven is the best age to be.

• There are eleven students in Rachel's class.

• Rachel is turning eleven.

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Which character trait best fits Rachel?

• bossy

• intelligent

• timid

• friendly

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Which of the following quotes supports the idea that Rachel is timid (shy)?

• Like some days you might say something stupid, and that's the part of you that's still ten. (Paragraph 2)

• Because she's older and the teacher, she's right and I'm not. (Paragraph 11)

• Mrs. Price takes the sweater and puts it right on my desk, but when I open my mouth nothing comes out. (Paragraph 9)

• But when the sick feeling goes away and I open my eyes, the red sweater's still sitting there like a big red mountain. (Paragraph 13)

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This story is told from what point of view?

• First person because the main character is telling the story.

• Third person because the main character is being talked about by someone outside of the story.

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The story's point of view helps the reader know-

• Mrs. Price's thoughts and feelings about the problem.

• Rachel's thoughts and feelings about the sweater.

• Phyllis's thoughts and feelings about the sweater.

• Sylvia's thoughts and opinion about Rachel.

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Which of the following is the best summary of the selection?

• Rachel has a mean teacher named Mrs. Price who makes her wear clothing that doesn’t belong to her. Rachel doesn’t know how to stand up to her, and she never admits to Rachel that she made a mistake.

• On Rachel’s birthday, Sylvia tells Mrs. Price that a sweater belongs to Rachel when it really doesn’t. It makes Rachel really upset, and she wishes she could be a little girl again so she could cry out all of her anger.

• One day at school, Rachel is forced to wear an ugly, scratchy sweater that doesn’t belong to her. Eventually, another girl admits it is hers but the teacher doesn’t care at all.

• On her eleventh birthday, Rachel has a misunderstanding with Mrs. Price regarding a red sweater which ruins her day and makes her wish that she was old enough to stand up to Mrs. Price and her classmate, Sylvia, to explain her side of the story. By the time the sweater is returned to its owner and Rachel gets home, she thinks her birthday is already ruined.

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How does Rachel feel about the sweater that was placed on her desk?

• Rachel feels lucky to have the sweater.

• Rachel feels upset because the sweater is not hers.

• Rachel feels happy because she thought she had lost the sweater.

• Rachel is confused because she does not know how the sweater got to her desk.

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Which of the following phrases is not a simile?

• She says it like she's getting mad.

• My head hurts like when you drink milk too fast.

• My body is shaking like when you have hiccups.

• One sleeve of the sweater that smells like cottage cheese.

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Which one of the following phrases about growing old is a metaphor?

• Growing old is like an onion.

• Growing old is like little wooden dolls that fit one inside the other.

• Growing old is like the rings inside a tree trunk.

• Growing old is a 100 meter race in the Olympics.

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