Which inference about the narrator’s feelings toward Abuela is BEST supported by the text?

She is ashamed to be seen with Abuela.

She is hoping to show Abuela about the city.

She is excited to introduce Abuela to her friends.

She is uncertain how to keep Abuela safe.

Which sentence from the short story MOST STRONGLY supports your previous answer?

“I try to walk far behind them in public so that no one will think we’re together.”

“There is a Harley Davidson fashion show at Brookline Square we cannot miss.”

“I warm it up for Abuela, as instructed by my parents, and drive it to the front of our building.”

“She doesn’t speak to me on the way home, even though she almost falls a couple times."

Connie's mother gets sick with the flu. How does this incident propel the action of the story?

It forces Connie to spend time with Abuela

It creates tension between Connie and her mother

It reveals Abuela's concern for her daughter

It creates an opportunity for Abuela and Connie to get to know each other

Why is Connie embarrassed to be seen with Abuela?

Because she thinks Abuela looks ridiculous

Because she doesn't speak English

Because she is really loud and rude

Which piece of textual evidence supports the claim that Connie finds Abuela's appearance embarrassing?

I have to help her climb the steps, and she stops to take a deep breath after each one, then I lead her down the aisle so that everybody can see me with my bizarre grandmother.

I realize to my horror that my grandmother is lost.

By the time we settle in, I’m drenched in sweat.

Anyway, I had seen her only three or four times in my entire life, whenever we would go for somebody’s funeral.

Which of the following quotes is an allusion that supports the claim that Abuela is very religious?

"She’s more Catholic than the Pope."

"She is walking as slow as Captain Cousteau exploring the bottom of the sea, looking around, taking her sweet time."

"All I know is that my grandmother kneels the whole time with her hands over her face."

"Finally she chooses a pew, but she wants to sit in the other end."

Which is the compromise that Connie and her father made in the story?

Connie takes Abuela to church and her father will let her use the car to go meet her friends

Connie takes Abuela to church and her father will buy her a new car

Connie takes Abuela to church and her father will take her to the mall to meet her friends

Connie takes Abuela to church and her father will give her money

What can the reader infer about Connie's father based on the excerpt below? “The mass in Spanish is at ten sharp tomorrow morning, entiendes?” My father is dangling the car keys in front of my nose and pulling them back when I try to reach for them. He’s really enjoying himself."

He is anxious about her driving in the city.

He is upset with Connie's behavior in church.

He is confident that Connie will be kind to Abuela.

Connie does not want to be seen in public with Abuela. Which piece of evidence supports this claim?

I keep my head down like I’m praying so as not to see or be seen.

So we squeeze by all the people already sitting there, saying, “Excuse me, please, con permiso, pardon me,” getting annoyed looks the whole way.

I can feel myself shrinking right there in front of her.

Once home, she refuses to let my mother buy her a coat because it’s a waste of money for the two weeks she’ll be in el Polo Norte, as she calls New Jersey, the North Pole.

What can the reader infer from the personification in the following line? I am so embarrassed that even though the woman next to me is shooting daggers at me with her eyes, I just can’t move to go get her.

The woman is irritated by Connie's behavior.

The woman is fearful of Connie.

The woman is crying because she feels sorry for Abuela.

The woman is embarrassed for Connie.

When Connie chooses not to help Abuela when she gets lost at the church, and ignores her instead, how does this action affect the plot of the story?

This action provokes Abuela to confront Connie.

This action pushes Abuela to ask the priest for help.

This incident causes Connie to feel ashamed.

This occurrence pushes Connie to hide under Abuela's black coat.

How does the simile in the sentence below affect the tone of the passage? Then Abuela points her finger at me like a judge passing a sentence on a criminal.

It creates an enthusiastic tone.

Which of the following lines is an example of how Connie's actions negatively affected another character?

“You made me feel like a zero, like a nothing,” she says in Spanish, un cero, nada.

I pry his fingers off the key ring. He knows that I’m late, so he makes it just a little difficult. Then he laughs.

If I were a good Catholic, I’m sure I’d get some purgatory time taken off for my sacrifice.

I just hope that nobody I know sees us together. I’m dreaming, of course.

Which of the following BEST describes how the narrator’s mother feels at the conclusion of the story (❡ 16-21)?

The mother is upset by the way her daughter has treated Abuela.

The mother is hopeful her daughter will get to know Abuela better.

The mother is confused by the story her daughter tells her about Abuela.

The mother is grateful to show her daughter photographs of Abuela as a child.

Which sentence from the excerpt MOST STRONGLY supports the answer to how mother feels about the narrator?

“She comes out with tears in her eyes.”

“Then she goes to her room.”

“But it sounds lame, even to my own ears.”

“So I just sit there and say nothing.”

Which passage BEST identifies the reason the narrator feels guilt at the conclusion of the story?

“Your grandmother says to tell you that of all the hurtful things you can do to a person, the worst is to make them feel as if they are worth nothing.”

“Once home, she refuses to let my mother buy her a coat because it’s a waste of money for the two weeks she’ll be in el Polo Norte, as she calls New Jersey, the North Pole.”

“I do have a responsibility to Sandra and Anita, who don’t drive yet.”

“When we get the apartment, my parents are at the kitchen table, where my mother is trying to eat some soup.”

This experience with her grandmother made Connie ________.

think about things she hadn't considered before.

angry at her mother and father.

wish that her grandmother would go home.

ask her grandmother to teach her about her heritage.

How does the point of view affect the story of "Abuela Invents the Zero"?

Because the story is told in first person, the reader only gets Connie's perspective which is unreliable.

Because the story is told in third person, the reader understands how both Abuela and Connie feel.

Because the story is told in third person, the reader is unsure of the characters thoughts and feelings.

Because the story is told in first person, the reader understands why Connie is afraid of Abuela.

What is a theme of the story?

Always be kind and consider other people's feelings.

Older people are wiser than younger people.

Which of the following is NOT a way a reader can determine a character's traits?

Through characters' effects on plants

Through what characters say (dialogue)

"Abuela Invents the Zero"

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Where does Abuela live?

Cancun

Puerto Rico

New Jersey

North Pole

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Where does Connie live?

Cancun

Puerto Rico

New Jersey

North Pole

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Based on the weather, what season do you think it is?

winter

spring

summer

fall

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can the reader infer based on the following line of text?
But when Mami says, “Connie, please be nice to Abuela. She doesn’t have too many years left. Do you promise me, Constancia?”—when she uses my full name, I know she means business.

Connie does not like her full name.

Connie's mother is concerned about Abuela's recent health scare.

Connie's mother knows that she can often be disrespectful.

Connie's mother is overprotective.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens in the story first?

Connie chooses not to help Abuela when she is lost.

Connie has to make a compromise, resulting in her agreeing to take Abuela to church.

Connie learns the meaning of “zero” (as is used in the title of the story).

Abuela arrives wearing only a shawl in the middle of an Northeast winter.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens in the story second?

Connie chooses not to help Abuela when she is lost.

Connie has to make a compromise, resulting in her agreeing to take Abuela to church.

Connie learns the meaning of “zero” (as is used in the title of the story).

Abuela arrives wearing only a shawl in the middle of an Northeast winter.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens in the story third?

Connie chooses not to help Abuela when she is lost.

Connie has to make a compromise, resulting in her agreeing to take Abuela to church.

Connie learns the meaning of “zero” (as is used in the title of the story).

Abuela arrives wearing only a shawl in the middle of an Northeast winter.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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"Abuela Invents the Zero"

Where does Abuela live?

Where does Connie live?

Based on the weather, what season do you think it is?

What can the reader infer based on the following line of text?But when Mami says, “Connie, please be nice to Abuela. She doesn’t have too many years left. Do you promise me, Constancia?”—when she uses my full name, I know she means business.

What happens in the story first?

What happens in the story second?

What happens in the story third?

What happens in the story fourth?

Which inference about the narrator’s feelings toward Abuela is BEST supported by the text?

Which sentence from the short story MOST STRONGLY supports your previous answer?

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What can the reader infer based on the following line of text?
But when Mami says, “Connie, please be nice to Abuela. She doesn’t have too many years left. Do you promise me, Constancia?”—when she uses my full name, I know she means business.