Eleven Short Story Assessment

Who is the protagonist in Eleven?

• Mrs. Price

• Rachel

• Sylvia Saldivar

• Phyllis Lopez

Who is the main antagonist in Eleven?

• Mrs. Price

• Rachel

• Sylvia Saldivar

• Phyllis Lopez

What is the setting of the story?

• Rachel's birthday party

• at Rachel's house

• school

• the park

Which birthday is Rachel celebrating?

• 10th

• 11th

• 12th

• 102nd

According to Rachel, "the part that is 5," sometimes needs to do what?

• play with Legos

• go to kindergarten

• sit on your mom's lap

• cry

What does Rachel compare aging to?

• wooden dolls that fit inside each other

• an onion

• rings in a tree

• all of the above

Why does Rachel say, "Today I wish I were one hundred and two years old instead of eleven"?

• she would have known what to say to Mrs. Price

• she wouldn't be in school

• she wouldn't have to worry about what Mrs. Price thinks or says

• she would be far away

What is the main conflict in Eleven?

• Rachel is turning 12 years old

• Phyllis Lopez claims the red sweater as hers

• Rachel's mom bakes her a cake

• Rachel is upset because Mrs. Price put the sweater on her desk.

What does Rachel do after putting on the sweater?

• she leaves the classroom

• she puts her head down and cries

• she starts her math work quietly

• she starts an argument with the teacher

What does Mrs. Price do when Phyllis admits that the sweater is hers?

• Phyllis gets detention

• She sends Phyllis to the principal's office

• Mrs. Price acts as if everything is fine

• Mrs. Price asks Phyllis to apologize to Rachel