Before We Were Free Novel Assessment

What time of year is it when the novel opens?

• Spring

• Summer

• Almost Thanksgiving

• Easter

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

 What is the class preparing to do?

• Go trick-or-treating

• Put on a passion play

• Put on a Thanksgiving play.

• Fly an American flag

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Where is the setting of the school?

• Dominican Republic

• Haiti    

• Bermuda

• Cuba

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

 Who is Carla?

•   Anita's cousin.   

• Anita's older sister.

• A new girl who just started school the day before.  

• Anita's younger sister.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What does the teacher tell Anita to do?

•   Help Carla pack her belongings. 

• Help the new boy find the correct classroom.

• Continue her presentation.

• Help Carla practice her lines.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Where is Tio Toni?

•  He is missing.     

• He is in prison in Santo Domingo/

• He is in the Bronx.

• He is hiding in the mountains outside of Santo Domingo.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Who is Chucha? 

•    Anita's older sister.     

• Anita's dog.  

• An old woman who was the family's nursemaid.

• Carla's great-grandmother.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

 Where does Chucha sleep?

•  In her coffin.     

• Wherever there is space.

• On a pallet on the floor.

• On a narrow cot.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What do the men in the Volkswagens want?   

• To buy stuff in the store.       

• To arrest Anita's mother.  

• To search the property. 

• To stay for a few days.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

 Where does Anita's family sleep when the SIMS invade the compound?

•    Out on a sleeping porch as it is very hot.    

• Together in one room.

• In two bedrooms.  

• In a guest cabin on the property.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1