Crossover Text Sets

Who is your favorite teacher?

• Mrs. Mathis

• You better not click this answer choice!

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

The Terror:

Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text?

• Accepting fear showed Diaz how dangerous it is to be different.

• Fear tormented and controlled Díaz until he no longer allowed it to.

• Fear allowed Díaz to prepare for future struggles with the brothers.

• Accepting fear allowed Diaz to accept being controlled by his enemies.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

The Terror:

What is the best meaning of the word “assailants” as it is used in paragraph 6?

• Companions

• Neighbors

• Attackers

• Allies

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The Terror:

Which piece of evidence from paragraph 7 best reveals Diaz’s constant fear?

• “My first real beat-down, and I was furious and ashamed, but above all else I was afraid.”

• “Afraid of my assailants. Afraid they would corner me again.”

• “An awful withering dread that coiled around my bowels — that followed me into my dreams.”

• “I guess I should have told someone, but I was too humiliated.”

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The Terror:

In paragraph 10, the author says, “Even if they weren’t chasing me in the flesh, they sure were chasing me in spirit.” What does the speaker mean by this?

• He felt afraid even when the brothers were not around.

• He was worried because the brothers wer

• He was confused because the brothers did not physically want to hurt him.

• He felt concerned when he realized that the brothers were following him home.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The Terror:

How does the author feel about himself when he says, “I hated these brothers from the bottom of my heart, but even more than them, I hated myself for my cowardice”? (Paragraph 10)

• He feels confident.

• He feels proud.

• He feels weak.

• He feels alone.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The Terror:

Which piece of evidence best reveals the idea that facing a fear requires determination?

• “But sometimes I like to think that if that beat-down didn’t happen, I might have had an easier time of it.” (Paragraph 12)

• “Whatever it was, one day I found myself fleeing from a sighting of the brothers, and suddenly I was brought up short by an appalling vision: me running away forever.” (Paragraph 13)

• “I couldn’t make myself walk toward them, I could barely even look at them, so I settled for standing still.” (Paragraph 14)

• “And then, without a word, they walked past.” (Paragraph 15)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

Only Daughter:

Cisneros frustrated her father after finishing her education because

• she failed to become a doctor.

• she didn’t find a husband during the college years.

• she married her husband before going to college.

• he traveled and gave up communicating with the family.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

Only Daughter:

What is the main message that Sandra delivered through her essay?

• family should gather in every celebration

• money is not the key for happiness

• believe in yourself to reach your dream.

• Mexican-American mothers are unique.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

Only Daughter:

How does Cisneros’s style and voice in "Only Daughter" tell you her heritage is important to her?

• She refers to her home town often.

• She mentions an Italian filmmaker

• She discusses her father’s habits reading of reading Latin.

• She uses a lot of Spanish words and phrases.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3