Eleven Quiz

Which of the following statements about the narrator is best supported by the following passage (paragraph 3)?

• She feels young even though it is her eleventh birthday.

• She believes people are a product of all their past ages.

• She knows that each year she becomes more mature.

• She thinks people exhibit characteristics of familiar objects

Which of the following sentences best summarizes this short story?

• An encounter with an unkind teacher makes one schoolgirl realize she does not like red sweaters.

• A classroom of students refuse to listen to their teacher's request to identify the owner of a certain sweater.

• An experience at school causes a girl to feel unsure of herself, leading her to consider what it means to be one year older.

• A teacher embarrasses a student on her birthday in front of other students, which causes three of the girls to argue.

What does the following passage mainly reveal about the narrator (paragraph 12)?

• She exaggerates her feelings sometimes.

• She wants to hide her birthday from her teacher.

• She feels unwell and worries she's coming down with a cold.

• She wants to cry but reminds herself she should be old enough not to.

Which of the following words most closely describes what the narrator is feeling in paragraph 22?

• maturity

• guilt

• Shame

• confusion

Which of the following best explains the narrator's feelings about the red sweater?

• She is looking forward to giving the sweater to her father when she gets home from school.

• She does not want the other students to know the sweater belongs to her.

• She enjoys wearing the new sweater but discovers that the sweater is too large.

• She is embarrassed that Mrs. Price and the other students think the sweater is hers.

Which quote from the story most strongly supports the answer to question 5?

• "It has to belong to somebody," Mrs. Price says, but no one can remember.

• "Of course it's yours," Mrs. Price says. "I remember you wearing it once." "Because she's older and the teacher, she's right and I'm not."

• "An ugly sweater like that all raggedy and old, but Mrs.Price believes her. Mrs. Price takes the sweater and put it right on my desk, but when I open my mouth nothing comes out."

• Maybe because I'm skinny, maybe because she doesn't like me

Which of the following abilities does the narrator mainly believe older people have that younger people don't?

• The wisdom to handle a tough situation.

• The ability to fall in love.

• The ability to laugh at themselves.

• The knowledge of when someone is being cruel.

Which quote from the text most strongly supports the answer to question 7?

• "That's what I tell Mama when she's sad and needs to cry. Maybe she's feeling three."

• "Today I wish I was one hundred and two instead of eleven because if I was one hundred and two I'd have known what to say when Mrs. Price put the read sweater on my desk."

• "There'll be candles and presents and everybody will sing Happy birthday, happy birthday to you , Rachel, only it's too late."

• "You don't feel eleven. Not right away. It takes a few days, weeks, even sometimes even months before you say Eleven when they ask you."

Pick the correct sequence for the answer choices.

• Rachel, Phyllis Lopez, Mrs. Price, Sylvia Saldivar

• Phyllis Lopez, Rachel, Sylvia Saldivar, Mrs. Price

• Mrs. Price, Rachel, Sylvia Saldivar, Phyllis Lopez

• Sylvia Saldivar, Rachel, Phyllis Lopez, Mrs. Price

Who was Mulan's guardian that was sent to protect her by her ancestors.

• Khan

• Li Shang

• Mushu

• Cri-Kee