Eleven by Sandra Cisneros (comprehension questions)

Rachel says that the way people grow old is like

• a math problem you figure out

• a balloon floating in the sky

• rings inside a tree trunk

How does Rachel describe the red sweater?

• small

• shiny

• ugly

Why does Rachel put on the sweater?

• Her teacher makes her.

• It belongs to her.

• She loved the sweater.

Who does the sweater actually belong to?

• Phyllis Lopez

• Sylvia Saldivar

• Mrs. Price

At the end of the story, Rachel wishes that

• she were 102 years old

• her birthday would just start over

• Sylvia had stayed home

Rachel gets upset with Phyllis because Phyllis

• lies to Sylvia about the sweater

• remembers later that the sweater is hers

• says that the sweater is Rachel's