Cisneros Reader
Authored by Nigel Gully
English
9th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Author Sandra Cisneros is the only daughter... (Choose all that apply)
in a family of six sons
in a Mexican family
in a working-class family
of a Mexican father and a Mexican-American mother
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When Cisneros was in fifth grade, she told her father her future plans to go to college. He liked the idea because... (Check all that apply)
it would help to empower her
it would bring honor to the family
it would enable her to get a rewarding, good-paying job
it would help her find a smart, successful husband
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
According to Cisneros, when speaking about her father, "In a sense, everything I have ever written has been for him, to win his ____ even though I knew my father can't read English words."
destiny
approval
valuable
abusive
circumstance
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cisneros believes that the public majority is disinterested in reading, although she is trying to ______ them.
woo
embarass
boast to
confuse
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Where did Cisneros grow up as a youth? Check all apply.
Chicago
many different apartments
Mexico City
San Jose, California
Iowa
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Cisneros hurt whenever her father repeatedly told people that he has "siete hijos" or "seven sons?"
She wanted to be as successful as her brothers.
He was completely ignoring her existence as an only daughter.
He was forgetting her three brothers who died early in life.
It was factually inaccurate. He had zero.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cisneros' father told his children to use what instead of what?
Use their head and not their hands.
Use their hands and not their head.
Use their good looks and not their voice.
Use their wealth and status and not their intelligence.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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