Unfamiliar Vocabulary: Summer of the Mariposas, Chapter 5

"The permit is in the glove box, remember?' She continued, arching an eyebrow to emphasize her point."(71)

What does emphasize most likely mean in this sentence?(L.8.4a)

• remember

• downplay

• hide

• highlight

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"He pretended to read the piece of paper as he discreetly stuffed the dollars into the cuff of his long-sleeved shirt."(72)

What does discreetly most likely mean in this sentence? (L.8.4.a)

• obviously and clearly

• without drawing attention

• dramatically

• without paying attention

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"At the first signs of the civilization, we veered off the road and stopped at the old gas station just south of Manclova."(72)

What phrase in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of veered? (L.8.5b)

• At the fist signs

• stopped at an old gas station

• just south of Malclova

• off the road

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"After they'd had their share of the food, they slid a tray over to our end of the blanket, their faces contrite. It was their way. They were often hotheaded but also fast to regret their harsh words; this was their peace offering of sort."(79)

What phrase in this sentence best helps in understanding of contrite?(L.85b)

• regret their harsh words

• often hotheaded

• had their share of the food

• they slid the tray over

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Pita squirmed miserably beside me like a cocooned butterfly trying to break free."(78)

Why does the author compare Pita to a cocooned butterfly?(RL.8.4)

• to emphasize how beautiful she is

• to emphasize that she is still growing

• to emphasize how trapped she feels

• to emphasize that she will soon transform

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The mariposas swirled and twirled around us like dark snowflakes in the surreal light of dusk, making the moment almost magical in its beauty."(80)

Why does the author compare the butterflies to snowflakes? (RL.8.4)

• to highlight how cold she is outside

• to highlight the beauty of the moment

• to highlight how tiny the butterflies are

• to highlight how confused the girls are

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5