Bronx Masquerade Assessment Practice

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A What does Diondra want to avoid revealing to others?

• how ashamed she is of her basketball skills

• how much she sees herself as an artist

• how much she wants Raul to be her boyfriend

• how embarrassed she is about the way Mom reacts to her art

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

Part B Select the statement that best supports the answer to Part A.

• “If only I was as bold as Raul.” (paragraph 1)

• “Mom loves my watercolors. . . .” (paragraph 3)

• “Everybody expects me to play basketball. . . .” (paragraph 4)

• “I’m an artist. . . . The difference is, I don’t tell anybody.” (paragraph 4)

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Devon react when he sees Janelle in the library?

• He is suspicious of her reason for waving at him.

• He tries to hide under his table.

• He worries that she will tease him for reading.

• He is annoyed that someone from his class is there with him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A