Abuela Invents the Zero

Constancia is a Puerto Rican adolescent girl growing up in New Jersey. She does not ​ (a)   much connection to her Puerto Rican grandmother, who she has only ​ (b)   three or four times. Constancia only goes to Puerto Rico when there is a ​ (c)   for a relative. Constancia's ​ (d)   wants her to respect her abuela, but Constancia does not ​ (e)   her grandmother's sacrifices for the family.

• seen
• funeral
• mother
• value
• feel

"Family" is an example of a ______________ from the story.

• topic

• theme statement

• simile

• author

"If you do not respect other people, you do not respect yourself" is an example of a __________.

• culture

• topic

• simile

• theme statement

"Abuela poked her head up like a periscope on a submarine" is an example of a.....

• grandmother

• simile

• theme statement

• topic

Which is more concise?

• summarizing the story

• retelling the story

Match the following

• snow

• 
• old lady

• 
• lost

• 
• together

• 
• coat

• 

Constancia __________ not respectful to her grandmother.

• were

• are

• was

• am

Abuela __________ for Constancia in the church.

• was

• looked

• felt

• lost

Abuela and Constancia _______________ to Mass at the Catholic Church.

• was

• goes

• looked

• went

Abuela ___________ "like a zero" when Constancia did not help her at church.

• felt

• were

• looked

• went