Volar Quiz

“Volar” is told in the tense, from a point of view.

• past; first-person

• present; first-person

• past; third-person

• present; third-person

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Read the question carefully and select the best answer.

• n the kitchen my mother and father would be talking softly over a café con leche.

• In the kitchen they would be discussing events in the barrio.

• “It was their time together at the beginning of each day and even at an early age I could feel their disappointment if I interrupted them by getting up too early.”

• Ay, si yo pudiera volar.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following inferences is BEST supported by the sentences below (paragraph 1)?

Once I saw our landlord, whom I knew my parents feared, sitting in a treasure-room dressed in an ermine coat and a large gold crown. He sat on the floor counting his dollar bills. I played a trick on him. Going up to his building’s chimney, I blew a little puff of my super-breath into his fireplace, scattering his stacks of money so that he had to start counting all over again. I could more or less program my Supergirl dreams in those days by focusing on the object of my current obsession.

• The landlord has threatened to evict the narrator’s family on multiple occasions.

• The narrator is a very mischievous young woman.

• The narrator starts to experience powers outside her dreams.

• The landlord is a greedy figure who creates problems for the narrator’s family.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which passage from the text best supports the answer to Question 3?

• “Once I saw our landlord, whom I knew my parents feared, sitting in a treasure-room dressed in an ermine coat and a large gold crown.”

• “Going up to his building’s chimney, I blew a little puff of my super-breath into his fireplace, scattering his stacks of money so that he had to start counting all over again.”

• “I could more or less program my Supergirl dreams in those days by focusing on the object of my current obsession.”

• “He sat on the floor counting his dollar bills.”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the definition of Ermine?

• The winter coat of a small weasel-like mammal

• Something that happens periodically or repeatedly

• Not in harmony with the environment or surroundings

• Showing a keen interest or enthusiasm for something

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the definition of Recurring?

• Showing a keen interest or enthusiasm for something

• The winter coat of a small weasel-like mammal

• Something that happens periodically or repeatedly

• Not in harmony with the environment or surroundings

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the definition of incongruous?

• Something that happens periodically or repeatedly

• Not in harmony with the environment or surroundings

• The winter coat of a small weasel-like mammal

• Showing a keen interest or enthusiasm for something

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the definition of Avid?

• Showing a keen interest or enthusiasm for something

• Something that happens periodically or repeatedly

• Not in harmony with the environment or surroundings

• The winter coat of a small weasel-like mammal

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Have you ever had a recurring dream, a dream that you came back to more than once? Were you able to control what happened in your dream like the narrator? Describe a dream you’ve had, using details and imagery similar to those found in “Volar.” It can be a recurring dream or one especially powerful dream you’ve experienced.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9