My Favorite Chaperone

What does paragraph 1 reveal about Maya and her conflict?

• She wants to go to the all-school dance, but she isn’t sure she should attend because she can’t dance.

• She wants to go to the all-school dance, but she thinks her parents are unlikely to give her permission.

• She didn’t take a permission slip for the all-school dance, so now she has to figure out how to get one.

• She took a permission slip for the all-school dance, but she will have to confront the popular girl to go.

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What do Maya’s thoughts, feelings, and actions, in response to her mother’s injury reveal about her traits and motivations?

• She is caring, obedient and wants to help her family.

• She cares about her brother and wants him to help her out.

• She can’t cook and clean slowly, but wants to improve.

• She is self-centered and wants to win in gymnastics.

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The conflict in the story is resolved when-

• Nurzhan promises to stop fighting Ozzie in school.

• Maya agrees to quit gymnastics if she can go to the dance.

• Nurzhan offers to be Maya’s chaperone at the dance.

• Maya’s father agrees to be her chaperone at the dance.

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Read the sentences from paragraph 140 of the selection.

I lay my head back against the seat and closed my eyes, squeezing them shut, and took myself far away until I was safe on the bars at beautiful gymnastics meet in the sky.

What does this sentence suggest?

• Maya is dreaming of gymnastics.

• Maya is sad that she missed her gymnastics meet.

• Maya is trying to escape from the reality of her dad’s anger.

• Maya is trying to remember her teammates’ love for her.

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What is Maya’s motivation for misinterpreting Nurzhan’s principal’s words?

• She dislikes the principal.

• She wants to leave the office quickly.

• She is afraid of what her father will do to her brother.

• She thinks the principal is making too big a deal about the fight.

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Why does Maya’s brother most likely help her get permission to go to the Spring Fling?

• He wants to go have fun himself.

• He thinks Mays needs to have fun.

• He wants to help her since she helped him get out of trouble.

• He feels sorry for her because she has to do so much extra work.

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Which response expresses the theme that is reinforced throughout the story?

• Lying is okay in certain situations.

• Strict parenting results in children who get in trouble.

• People from other countries find they dislike America once they live there for a while.

• Children of immigrants understand American culture better than their parents do.

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Which sentence expresses the turning point of Maya and Nurzhan’s relationship after the dance?

• They are mad at each other.

• They do not like their parents.

• They had so much fun at the dance.

• They realize they really love each other.

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