Quiz on 'Eleven' by Sandra Cisneros

What is the main theme of the story 'Eleven'?

• The challenges of growing up

• The importance of friendship

• The value of education

• The joy of birthdays

How does Rachel feel about turning eleven?

• Proud and confident

• Confused and frustrated

• Indifferent and bored

• Excited and happy

What object causes Rachel distress in the story?

• A pair of shoes

• A math book

• A red sweater

• A birthday cake

Why does Rachel wish she was older?

• So she would know what to say to Mrs. Price

• So she could have more freedom

• So she could skip school

• So she could drive a car

What does Rachel compare growing older to?

• A flowing river

• An onion or tree rings

• A blooming flower

• A soaring bird

How does Rachel react when she is forced to wear the sweater?

• She laughs it off

• She cries in front of the class

• She runs out of the room

• She argues with Mrs. Price

Who eventually claims the red sweater?

• Sylvia Saldivar

• Phyllis Lopez

• Rachel

• Mrs. Price

What does Rachel wish for at the end of the story?

• To have a new sweater

• To be invisible

• To have a better birthday

• To be older than eleven

The conflict (problem) in the story "Eleven" happens when...

• Mrs. Price puts the sweater on Rachel's desk.

• Rachel sits on her mama's lap and wants to cry.

• Rachel begins to cry uncontrollably

• Phyllis Lopez remembers that the sweater belongs to her.

This story is told in...

• first person because the main character is telling the story.

• third person because the main character is being talked about by someone outside of the story.