"The Censors"

The main character in the story is named:

• Juan

• Mariana

• Luisa

• David

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The problem the main character faces in "The Censors" is:

• He wants his letter to get to Mariana uncensored

• He wants to be a censor

• He's afraid his letter to Mariana will get her in trouble

• He's afraid the letter he received from Mariana is censored

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why does Juan take a job as a censor?

• to intercept his letter to Mariana

• to censor his letter to Mariana

• to censor Mariana's letter to him

• to see what his friends and neighbors are writing to each other

Once Juan gets a job as a censor, his first placement is in Section K, where letters are:

• checked for poison

• checked for explosives

• censored for certain words in them

• searched for money

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which of the following events leads to Juan getting promoted?

• He tells on an employee who is organizing a strike for better working conditions

• He expertly censors a letter from one spy to another

• He successfully searches 100 letters that contain poison dust

• He finds his letter to Mariana, and censors it

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When Juan gets a job in Section F, where letters are searched for poison dust, he feels:

• happy to have been promoted

• afraid that he will die

• suspicious of the censorship department

• curious about his letter

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The more Juan works to get access to his letter to Mariana, the:

• more dedicated to his job he becomes

• more afraid of the government he becomes

• less motivated he is to find the letter

• less enthusiastic for his work he becomes

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How do people around Juan feel about his dedication to his job?

• They are worried

• They are happy

• They are afraid for his safety

• They are indifferent to Juan

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Near the end of the story when Juan refuses to go out with others because he wants to stay sharp, alert, and attentive for work, this shows that he has:

• become absorbed in his job as a censor

• developed into a productive member of society

• given up on his future

• completely undermined the role of the censors

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the end result of Juan finding & censoring his letter to Mariana?

• He is executed

• He gets promoted

• He is put in jail

• He gets demoted back to Section K

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4