RL8.2 Quiz and Reading Comp.

One theme of this story is that great deeds arise from seeing how to best use our unique strengths and abilities. Which sentence from the story best illustrates this theme?

• “He had gone forth in battle, hoping to kill some powerful enemy, but no one had fallen under his tomahawk.”

• “Seizing his tomahawk, he began to break the canoes, and soon had a hole made in all of them except one.”

• “The Indians lifted the body of the young man, carried it to a clump of pine-trees and laid it down.”

• “There was nothing for them to do but to return to their camp, while the young man made his way along the lake shore to the village of his tribe.”

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In what way does the plot contribute to the theme?

• The young man must decide on a name that reveals his special skills.

• The chief of the Shuswaps appreciates the young man for what he is.

• The young man doesn’t give up until he proves he is a great warrior.

• The young man finally achieves success in a nontraditional way.

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Which of the young man’s character traits best helps to convey the theme?

• the courage he shows in a dangerous situation

• his physical strength in breaking the canoes

• his determination to earn a name for himself

• his fear when confronted by the Shuswaps

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Explain how the author develops the theme over the course of “The Canoe Breaker.” In your answer, include at least two details from different parts of the story.

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At their first stop in Piedras Negras what was Odilia mainly concerned about?

• the police would arrest her

• gangs along the border who would kidnap them

• getting lost

• starving to death

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At the end of chapter 5, what brings the girls closer together?

• Some Mariposas land on them.

• Their favorite singer Selena comes on the radio.

• They bond over the food Odilia brought them.

• La Llorana appears to all of them.

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When they got to El Sacrificio, they stopped at a corner store and asked for help. Who did they receive help from?

• Papa's grandfather

• The dead man's grandfather

• La Llorana

• The store clerk

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What do they notice when find out they are talking to the boy in the picture and see whose birthday party it is?

• They are at the wrong house.

• The children look nothing like the dead man.

• A lot of time has taken place since the picture was taken

• The dead man looked a lot like his children.

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When did Odilia use her second wish from La Llorana?

• When she was being questioned about calling her mom.

• When she was being asked about how they found the dead man.

• When she was being asked about the car ride.

• When she was being fed lots of birthday cake and enchiladas.

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What does Odilia mean by “the shock I received the next morning”?

• The information that their father is at Hacienda Dorada.

• The fact that Inés has now learned the truth about them.

• The news that their grandmother died and no one told them.

• The story in the paper about them being missing children.

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