Broken Chain Part 1 Review

Who is the main character of the story?

• Orsua
• Frankie
• Alfonso
• Ernie

Alfonso's father

• was a doctor and a lawyer.
  
• wanted him to look manly, like a puro Mexicano.
  
• offered to cut Alfonso's hair and dye it purple.
  
• didn't care how Alfonso looked.

What did Alfonso ask his mother for?

• a new baseball glove

• an iPod Touch

• braces

• a bicycle

What character in the story is struggling with their looks (internal conflict)

• Alfonso

• Sandra

• Ernie

• Frostie

Why doesn't Alfonso streak his hair?

• The kids will make fun of him

• He thinks it will look bad

• Sandra told him not to

• His dad will not approve

What is the author's name of "Broken Chain"?

• Ms. Dollard

• Mrs. Reilly

• Gary Soto

• Sary Goto

Why can't Alfonso get braces?

• He has braces already.

• The family doesn’t have extra money.

• His parents won't let him get braces.

• He doesn't want them.

Which of the following choices is an example of the main character's internal conflict.  

• "On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil.  But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket, it snapped."
• "He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb.  He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time."

Whose point of view is the story Broken Chain told in?

• Ernie

• Alfonso

• Sandra

• Frosty

"Broken Chain" can best be described as what genre?

• historical fiction

• novel

• poetry

• short story