Why is Alvarez’s family leaving for the United States on such short notice?

Her father is involved in the underground plot and they are being watched

Why was Alvarez allowed to attend the American School?

Her grandfather owns the land & her grandmother encouraged Carol Morgan to start the school

Her dad attended the school when he was younger

Her older sister attends the school with her

What does the title of the memoir mean?

Julia finally understands that true freedom is more than free from summer school

Julia finally does not have to attend summer school

The dictator finally frees the people of his country

American prisoners are set free from the Dominican Republic

What is Julia's attitude toward "America" at the beginning of the story?

Negative, she doesn't see the point in learning American culture

Positive, her family is American

Positive, America will help liberate her country

Negative, America is taking over her homeland

What is Julia's attitude toward "America" at the end of the story?

Positive, America helped liberate her country & free her family

Negative, she doesn't see the point in learning American culture

Positive, her family is American

Negative, America is taking over her homeland

Why does Alvarez secretly wish to be thrown out of the American school?

She dislikes learning in English, and is jealous of the holidays in the Dominican schools

She dislikes attending school with American kids

She dislikes being known for her grandfathers contributions to the school

She dislikes the President of the United States

In "My First Free Summer," when Alvarez's mother tells her and her sister that they are leaving for the United States, she writes that "our mouths dropped." What does she mean?

They opened their mouths to protest

They both tried to speak at once

How does this quote develop the story? - This had happened before, a cat-and-mouse game the dictator liked to play. Pretend that he was letting someone go, and then at the last minute, their family and friends conveniently gathered together ---- wham! The secret police would haul the whole clan away.

It shows the fear that people feel under a dictatorship

It shows that people were betrayed by their friends

It shows the danger people are in when they leave a country

It shows how large groups of people left the country together

What does the following passage reveal about the author's purpose? - The terminal lined with soldiers wielding machine guns, checking papers, escorting passengers into a small interrogation room. Not everyone returned.

Leaving the Dominican Republic was neither safe nor easy

Some interrogations went on for so long that people missed their flights

Airline pilots were afraid to land because of the soldiers in the airport

Some people got impatient with the delays and went home

What historical context is provided by this passage from "My First Free Summer"? - My friends who were attending Dominican schools were often on holiday to honor the dictator's birthday, the dictator's saint day, the day the dictator became the dictator, the day the dictator's oldest son was born, and so on.

The dictator's power was reflected in the country's holidays

Students in Dominican schools had too many holidays

The dictator and his oldest son had the same birthday

Students in Dominican schools often had their pictures in the paper

My First Free Summer By Julia Alvarez

Authored by Catherine Lucas

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8th Grade

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20 sec • 1 pt

Where does Alvarez live?

America

Puerto Rico

Mexico

Dominican Republic

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

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20 sec • 1 pt

What kind of school does she attend?

Dominican School

All girls School

American School

Summer School

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What does she have trouble learning?

English

Spanish

Math

Manners

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is Alvarez’s summer experience different from that of her friends?

She is free

She has summer school

She moves to America

She must hide form the dictator

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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45 sec • 1 pt

What effect does Mr. Alvarez’s (her dad) political involvement have on Julia’s life?

Her family is close to the dictator

She must learn English

Puts their family in danger

Forces her to attend summer school

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How does the author change in fifth grade?

She fails in school

She rebels against her mother

She moves to Dominican Republic

She finally gets a free summer

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why have Americans been advised to return home?

The underground plot has unraveled

A hurricane is going to hit the island

Their vacation time is up

The dictator ordered them to leave

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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My First Free Summer By Julia Alvarez

Where does Alvarez live?

What kind of school does she attend?

What does she have trouble learning?

How is Alvarez’s summer experience different from that of her friends?

What effect does Mr. Alvarez’s (her dad) political involvement have on Julia’s life?

How does the author change in fifth grade?

Why have Americans been advised to return home?

What is causing Alvarez to have a boring summer?

Why is Alvarez’s family leaving for the United States on such short notice?

Why was Alvarez allowed to attend the American School?

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