why couldn't i have been named ashley?

Choose the word that uses the same meaning as the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

My aunt is a real character, always funny and entertaining.

• a fictional person in a story

• a person who stands out as noticeable or unique

• strong moral qualities

Choose the word that uses the same meaning as the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

I was really relating to her story about her grandparents.

• tell about

• interact with

• feel a connection to

Choose the word that uses the same meaning as the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

Years later, when I visited the little house I was born in, it seemed alien to me.

• familiar

• normal

• strange and unfamiliar

• a creature from another planet

The narrator of the story is a student who thinks they have a ________________________.

• funny smile

• weird or unique name

• a great friend

• a super teacher

What is the turning point in the story?

• when all the kids laugh at Immaculeta

• when Immaculeta learned what her name meant from her cousin

• when she found out her name was actually "Ashley"

How does the narrator feel about her name at the end of the story?

• dismayed

• proud

• energetic

• embarassed

How does the author begin the story to hook the reader?

• dialogue

• reaction

• action

Which phrase from the narrative, "why couldn't i have been named ashley" is figurative language?

• I found myself wishing I could sink into the ground and never come back.

• She moved like a great white sea turtle.

• She mispronounced my name.

• She sat on a squirrel.

What does the word plausible mean?

• believable or credible

• explosive

• raised above the surface

• happening at the same time

Choose the word that uses the same meaning as the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

We picked up the pencils simultaneously and everyone looked at us.

• at different times

• moving slowly

• moving quickly

• at the same time