CONFETTI GIRL & TORTILLA SUN

The mother in Confetti Girl

• has died

• is out to lunch

• is angry at her daughter

The daughter in Confetti Girl is mad at her dad because

• the meal he made wasn't very good - the beef was "tough' and the papas "are mushy"
  

• he doesn't ever listen to her

• she is not getting the love and attention she really needs

At the end of the passage, the dad gives her a book, and she uses the book "as a coaster." This shows

• the daughter hates reading

• is angry and hurt by her father

• misses her mom

The daughter is sarcastic with her father. An antonym for sarcasm is

• sweetness and compliments

• annoyance and ridicule

• sneering and nastiness

The daughter in Confetti girl feels sadness and frustration towards her father because he imposes his interests on her

• TRUE

• FALSE

In the passage from Tortilla Sun, the author desribes that Izzy's heart "buckles" in her chest. This shows

• she is sick

• she is feeling worry

• she is angry

"Her words buzzed around me like a swarm of confused bees." This is an example of -

• a simile

• a metaphor

• personification

The narrator in Tortilla Sun is feeling

• sad and hopeless

• angry and guilty

In TORTILLA SUN and CONFETTI GIRL the different opinions between the two narrators and their parents create distance and tension in their relationship.

• TRUE

• FALSE

After reading the passage from CONFETTI GIRL and TORTILLA SUN what would you the best theme for both these stories be?

• Different views between parents and children can create tension and sadness

• Parents usually believe they are doing the best they can, and children must accept this

• Feeling alone and left out can be due to a lack of attention