I Can Make this Promise Background Knowledge

What's the main character's name?

• Edie

• Nora

• Lupe

• Mercy

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What point of view is the story told in?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• 4th person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Where does the story take place?

• Los Angeles, California

• Seattle, Washington

• Miami, Florida

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which words are clues for 1st person point of view?

• you, them, they

• I, me, my, we, us, mine, ours

• his, hers, theirs

• he, she, it, they, them

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does it mean to be adopted?

• Someone takes care of you for only a little bit

• You live with your birth parents

• You are legally raised by someone who did not give birth to you

• You live with your birth family

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What do we know about Edie's mother?

• Her mother was adopted

• Her mother lived with her birth family

• Her mother moved a lot as a kid

• Her mother doesn't know that she is adopted

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is Edie's heritage?

• Spanish

• French

• Native American

• Portuguese

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is a separate introduction or opening to a book that gives details and background information?

• epilogue

• prologue

• introduction

• summary

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is the author of I Can Make this Promise?

• Christine Day

• Dan Gutman

• Sarah Vanderbilt

• Miss Kap

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What Native American tribe originated in Seattle, Washington?

• Squirmy

• Suquamish

• Squidward

• Squishy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3