First read The Walking Dance

“The Walking Dance” is written in the tense, from a point of view.

• past; first-person

• past; third-person

• present; first-person

• present; third-person

Gavin decides to eat the Unknown Taco mainly because

• he is hungry

• he loves spicy foods

• he has had an Unknown Taco before and it wasn’t so bad

• it is the first time anyone in the family has offered him one

What can readers most likely infer about how Gavin feels from the following passage (paragraph 119)?

Gavin joined them. Being in the mix was disorienting, and Gavin shuffled, trying to sway on beat and settling into a pace that wouldn’t bump the old lady in front of him and avoided the aggressive spins Cousin Ricky and his partner were doing behind him. It was hard. Gavin couldn’t tell if this was the longest song in the history of songs, or more than one song. The tropical beat kept grinding out of the audio mixer: chuk-chukka-chuk, chuk-chukka-chuk.

• Gavin is glad to be at the funeral.

• Gavin feels uncomfortable.

• Gavin dislikes Aurora’s family.

• Gavin does not care about being at the funeral.

After the conclusion of the story, it is most likely that

• Gavin will let David make him another Unknown Taco

• Gavin will feel more comfortable spending time with Aurora’s family

• Carlos will never go back to Laredo

• Gavin will become best friends with Cousin Ricky

Which of the following selections best explains Gavin’s feelings about his role in Aurora’s family?

• Gavin feels almost like a brother to Aurora’s brother David.

• Gavin and Cookie do not get along at all.

• Gavin has always felt like a close member of the family.

• Gavin feels like he doesn’t belong in the family.

Which of the following selections best explains what Gavin realizes because of the cumbia, or Walking Dance?

• Gavin realizes that he is a good dancer.

• Gavin realizes that his son loves him.

• Gavin realizes that he does have a role in his family, after all.

• Gavin realizes that he does not like funerals.

Arrange the following in the order they happened in the story

• Gavin, Aurora and Carlos drive to San Antonio.

• Gavin eats the Unknown Taco.

• The family drives to Aunt Melchora’s funeral.

• Gavin dances the cumbia with the family.