Names/Nombres Review

Which set of characteristics best describes Julia Alvarez's family?

• small, distant

• small, close and caring

• large, distant

• large, close and caring

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

According to the story, what does Alvarez think about her last name when she first arrives in New York from the Dominical Republic?

• It is too hard to spell.

• It is too common.

• It has a beautiful sound.

• It is popular in her new land.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Julia Alvarez writes that the Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean. If you were to check this fact, which resource would be the most helpful?

• a friend who speaks Spanish

• a map of the United States

• an atlas of world maps

• a New York newspaper

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is one reason Alvarez's full name interests her friends?

• It has been made to sound American.

• It does not translate into English.

• It means "sister".

• It is much longer than their names.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Which statement is a fact included in the essay "Names/Nombres"?

• Ana is one of the plainest names that anyone could ever have.

• Shakespeare wrote, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

• Everyone agrees that Mauran is the ugliest name a girl could have.

• Families share heritage and not much else.

What do Alvarez's many different names suggest about how she sees herself?

• She behaves in ways that do not reflect her true self.

• She sees herself very differently than everyone else does.

• She accepts and enjoys many different aspects of her identity.

• She is troubled by the way people treat her in America.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6