Mango, Abuela, and Me

What does the reader understand using the information from the passage and the illustration on page 5?

• that Mia bought Abuela a bird

• that mia is putting up words to help Abuela

• that mia is sa that Abuela has to go

• that mia is making empanadas for Abuela

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How does the image on page 8 help the reader understand the setting?

• the image shows that Edmund is in his ball on the living room floor

• the image shows that Mia is at the pet store

• the image shows that Abuela and mia are at home

• the image shows that mia and her Mami are at the pet store with Mango

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This question has two parts, first answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

PartA: What is Mia's point of view of pets in the passage?

• Mia thinks everyone should have pets

• Mia does not like pets

• Mia thinks pets take up too much time

• Mia think pets are only for grandparents

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Part B. Select the detail from the text that supports the answer to Part A.

• "He can keep her company while I'm at school"

• "That night I dreamed of a red bird circling the sky"

• "Edmund has run out of his favorite seeds..."

• "Like the parrot that lived in her mango trees"

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What is the meaning of the word bundled in the following sentence? 

“Then we bundled up in thick socks and handmade sweaters to walk to the park and toss bread to the sparrows.”

• take your Abuela shopping

• put on your summer clothes

• take a bundle of sticks with you

• dress warm

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What is the meaning of the phrase "leaving behind her sunny house that rested between two snaking rivers" as it is used in the paragraph below? as it is used in the paragraph below?

• moving away from her beautiful house that sits between two winding rivers

• leaving her yellow house that sits between two snakes

• leaving her house that has full sun on it and is between two rivers

• moving away from her yellow house that sits between two rivers

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What was Mia's motivation to get her Abuela a bird?

• She wanted Abuela to practice her english

• she wanted her to feel like it was her home

• She wanted someone to keep her Abuela company while she was at school

• She wanted her Abuela to be just like her

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How did Mia feel about Abuela moving in at the beginning of the story?

• she felt shy

• She felt angry

• She was excited

• She was frustrated

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Mia asks her parents to purchase a bird for Abuela.  How did this affect the events in the story?

• This caused Mia to not like spending time with grandma

• This made Mia and her grandma have a stronger relationship

• This caused Mia to not want her hamster

• This made Mia want to buy her own bird

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At the end of the story, why does Abuela want to learn to say harder things?

• so she can write letters home

• so she can talk to the neighbors

• so she can teach Mango new words

• so she can go to the pet shop herself

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