Names Nombres

Who is the main character?

• Ana

• Julia

• Mother

• Mauricia

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“You know what your friend Shakespeare said, ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’” How does this quote from paragraph 4 contribute to the author’s development of ideas in the passage?

• It supports the central idea that names are not important at all.

• It argues that people and things are named because of their qualities. Names are earned.

• It challenges readers to consider the value that we place on names. It can affect how people respond to you, but it does not need to influence who you truly are.

• It reveals that Julia has an interest in writing, poetry, and things to do with Shakespeare.

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One way readers can learn about characters is through the character's

• thoughts

• actions

• words

• all of the above

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When she first came back to America, the author had a problem with her name because...

• it was the same as her mother's

• no one pronounced it correctly

• she was embarrassed by it

• it was too long to write

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Which statement best describes the challenges that her family faced when trying to merge their Dominican identities with American culture?

• The author describes the difficulty her older sister faced because of her name, Mauricia, which was not as easily pronounced by Americans and was often replaced.

• The author lists all the names she was given in school, which helped her make American friends, but made her forget her roots.

• Her family had to sit in the front row because they couldn't really understand the speaker at the graduation.

• The author complains about how lucky her brother is to have an American name.

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The story "Names/Nombres" falls into what genre?

• Mystery

• Memoir

• Biography

• Fiction

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In the story "Names Nombres", Julia struggles mostly with...

• how her identity changes, and knowing who she is and where she belongs

• if she will ever become a famous writer

• sadness over leaving the Dominican Republic

• being in trouble for her nicknames

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You can tell from this story that after graduation, Julia's family expected her to

• achieve success as a writer.

• get a job to support her enormous Dominican family.

• marry immediately and have children.

• return to the Dominican Republic.

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Which of the following describes the central idea of the text?

• Names are powerful because they influence how people view themselves.

• Immigrants give their children certain names so they will succeed in America.

• Having different names allows people to easily adjust to different environments.

• A person's name does not matter at all because it can be changed at anytime.

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Which detail from the text best supports why names are powerful and influence how people view themselves?

• “I was too afraid we wouldn’t be let in if I corrected the man’s pronunciation… How could anyone get Elbures out of that orchestra of sound?” (Paragraph 1)

• “I wondered if I shouldn’t correct my teachers and new friends. But my mother argued that it didn’t matter.” (Paragraph 4)

• “My initial desire to be known by my correct Dominican name faded. I just wanted to be Judy and merge with the Sallys and the Janes in my class.” (Paragraph 16)

• “Someday, the family predicted, my name would be well-known throughout the United States.” (Paragraph 32)

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