MY NAME QUIZ

In paragraph 1, the word muddy means something that is

• dirty

• colorful

• brownish, drab color

• full of or covered with soft wet earth

The imagery used in paragraph 3 suggests that

• Her great grandmother was famous.

• Her great grandmother was unkind.

• Her great grandmother was beautiful.

• Her great grandmother liked chandeliers.

Why does the author include the sentence "It is the Mexican records my  father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing." ?

• To introduce the readers to new music.

• The songs that her father is playing are sad.

• The songs are happy and uplifting.

• The song is about shaving.

What does the speaker mean when she compares her name to the number 9?

• She is 9 years old.

• Her name has 9 letters.

• She thinks the number 9 is lucky.

• She feels like the number 9 is unlucky, like her name.

In paragraph 3 the word inherit means

• receiving something for free.

• receiving something because a previous owner passed away.

• derive a quality or characteristic from one's ancestors.

  
  

• dying and giving away your possessions

Read this line from paragraph 5. "At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the  roof of your mouth." Why does the author include this simile?

• To show that her classmates were able to pronounce her name correctly.

• To show that her classmates would mispronounce her name.

• To show that her name hurt people's mouth.

• To show that she loves how her name sounds.

Read this sentence from paragraph 3. 

I would've liked to have known her, a wild, horse of a woman, so  wild she wouldn't marry. 

Why does the author use figurative language in this sentence?

• The author uses the figurative language in the sentence to confuse the reader.

• The author uses figurative language in this sentences to reveal the characteristics of her grandmother.

• 1. The author uses figurative language in this sentence to reveal to the reader that the speaker’s grandmother looks like a horse.

• The author uses figurative language in this sentence to show that her great grandmother was timid and patient.

Based on paragraph 5, what can the reader infer about the character's opinion of her name?

• She values her name because it is the name of her great grandmother.

• She has complicated feeling about her name and does not know how to feel about her name.

• She does not like her name because people often misprounce it, and it is unlucky.

• She does not like her name because her classmates make fun of her name.

Read this sentence from paragraph 4. 

 She looked out the window her whole life, the  way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow.

What does the imagery convey about her great grandmother?

• Her great grandmother was often sad and reflective.

• Her great grandmother was always looking for something.

• Her great grandmother was a window cleaner.

• Her great grandmother was a traveler.

What is the meaning of syllable, as it is used in paragraph 5?

• A unit of sound in a word
• A type of punctuation
• A grammatical term for a group of words
• A type of sentence structure