My Name/Eleven Quiz

In "My Name," what does the name "Esperanza" mean in English?

• Hope

• Sadness

• Strength

• Beauty

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In "My Name," in the text, the name "Esperanza" means in Spanish.

• Too many letters
• Joy
• Happiness
• Peace

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In "My Name," what does the narrator's father play on Sunday mornings?

• Mexican records

• Jazz music

• Classical music

• Rock music

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In "My Name," what does the narrator wish to do with her name?

• Baptize herself under a new name

• Keep it as it is

• Change it to her mother's name

• Make it longer

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In "My Name," why is Esperanza jealous of her sister's name?

• She was able to have a nickname "Nenny"

• It was a prettier name

• She wanted to be named that

• It was the name of her grandmother

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In "My Name," one of the names Esperanza considers for herself is

• Zeze the X
• Maria the Y
• Anna the Z
• Lola the W

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1. How does Rachel describe feeling on her eleventh birthday?

• Excited and happy

• Confused and sad

• Like she's still all the ages she’s ever been

• Ready to grow up

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1. What metaphor does Rachel use to describe how we carry all of our previous ages with us?

• Like layers of an onion

• Like pages of a book

• Like stars in the sky

• LIke stepping stones in a river

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1. Why does Rachel wish she was 102 years old?

• A) So she could be wiser and know what to say to Mrs. Price

• B) So she wouldn’t have to go to school

• C) So she could skip over her eleventh birthday

• D) So she could avoid Sylvia Saldivar

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What does Mrs. Price do with the red sweater?

• A) Throws it away

• B) Gives it to Sylvia Saldivar

• C) Puts it on Rachel’s desk

• D) Asks Rachel to pass it to someone else

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