With a Little Help From My Friends Comprehension

What did the author’s mother do just before her family returned to Iran?

• She sold their furniture in a yard sale.

• She gave gifts to her American friends.

• She answered questions in interviews.

• She baked brownies and cupcakes for everyone she knew.

How did Firoozeh's dad respond when Americans thought Iran was the country they had seen in the movie Lawrence of Arabia?

• He asked to go see the movie with them.

• He was excited that there was a movie about their people.

• He complained about the movie.

• He explained that Iranians were an Indo-European people, not Arabs.

How does the author of With a Little Help From My Friends feel toward America?

• She is afraid of Americans.

• She is fond of America.

• She is jealous of America.

• She is angry at Americans.

What is the author’s main reason for writing “With a Little Help From My Friends”?

• to show how respect continues to exist between ordinary Americans and Iranians

• to show how the relationship between ordinary Americans and Iranians has changed

• to show that Americans and Iranians will always get along

• to show how ordinary Americans and Iranians have always distrusted one another

What does proximity mean?

• close by something

• away from something

• around the corner

• upside down

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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What does correspondents mean?

• people who write cookbooks

• people who write novels

• people who report the news

• people who do illustrations for magazines

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What is an interpreter?

• someone who owns their own business

• a road that travels between states

• someone who does security for an important person

• someone who translates information so a person can understand what is being said.

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Why did Firoozeh's mother appreciate Americans?

• Americans loved talking to her husband.

• Americans knew many facts about Iranian history.

• Americans truly cared for her daughter.

• Americans paid for her house.

What joke did Firoozeh play on boys who asked her to teach them bad words in her language?

• She taught them to say bad words so they would get in trouble at school.

• She taught them how to say "shut up."

• She taught them how to say "I'm an idiot."

• She taught them how to say "good morning."

How did things change for Iranian immigrants to the United States after the Iranian Revolution?

• Americans were unfriendly and rarely invited them to their houses.

• Americans were kind and understanding.

• Americans did not allow them back in the country.

• Americans were happy to have their athletes in the country for baseball.