Check for Understanding: "My Name" by Sandra Cisneros
Authored by Ella Gambles
English
9th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the narrator's name?
Nenny
Lisandra
Esparanza
Magdalena
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3. Why was her great-grandmother considered "wild?"
She lived in the country
She didn't want to get married
Her family lived on a farm
She liked to run
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Esperanza makes a statement about her Mexican culture not wanting women to be strong. What does Esperanza mean with this statement?
She is comparing the two cultures and how they treat women
She is embarrassed by her culture's treatment of women
Her culture encourages women to be independent and strong
Her culture doesn't want women to be independent and able to take care of themselves
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Esperanza states she doesn't "want to inherit her place by the window." What conclusion can the reader make with this statement?
Esperanza doesn't want to live her life the way her grandmother did.
Esperanza doesn't want to stay indoors for too long.
Esperanza doesn't want to inherit her grandmother's house.
Esperanza thinks her her grandmother was weak
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Esperanza revealing to us about her feelings about herself, her life and her dreams for the future through the discussion of her name?
She hates her name and wants to change it.
She wants to make her own choices and define her own identity.
She is embarrassed to be Mexican
She doesn't like her grandmother
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What words used by the narrator in this paragraph show a negative tone? (Check all that apply)
sadness
waiting
sobbing
hope
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does the narrator mean when she says her grandmother "looked out the window her whole life?"
She loved to sit by the window
She lived in a beautiful place with beautiful views
She was trapped by her duties as a wife and mother
She was always watching the neighborhood
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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