Mom & Me & MomTest Practice

Read the following passage from Mom & Me & Mom.

That day, I learned that I could be a giver simply by bringing a smile to another person. The ensuing years have taught me that a kind word or a vote of support can be a charitable gift….I may never be known as a philanthropist, but I certainly want to be known as charitable.

Based on your knowledge of the Greek root -phil-, choose the phrase that best defines the word philanthropist in the passage.

• someone who is unkind to people

• someone who is wealthy

• someone who loves people

• someone who dislikes people

How is dialogue different from a description of a character?

• Dialogue is a character’s spoken words, whereas description is an author’s word picture of a character.

• Dialogue is the image of a character, whereas description is an explanation of a character’s motivation.

• Dialogue is the author’s explanation of a character, whereas description is an image of a character.

• Dialogue is a character’s conversations, whereas description is a character’s motivation.

Read the following passage from Mom & Me & Mom.

“No, ma’am, you will not.” My grandmother’s voice was unusually hard.

Which sentence is an example of description, and what is its purpose in the passage?

• The description is “No, ma’am, you will not” and its purpose is to showcase the grandmother’s strong personality.

• The description is “No, ma’am, you will not” and its purpose is to advance the plot.

• The description is “My grandmother’s voice was unusually hard” and its purpose is to depict the grandmother’s tone of voice.

• The description is “My grandmother’s voice was unusually hard” and its purpose is to explain what the grandmother is thinking.

Read the following passage.

“You don’t want to call me ‘Mother,’ do you?”

I remained silent.

“You have to call me something. We can’t go through life without you addressing me. What would you like to call me?”

I had been thinking of that since I first saw her. I said, “Lady.”

What does the dialogue reveal about the narrator’s feelings?

• She is afraid of her mother and does not want to talk to her.

• She feels distant from her mother and does not see her as a mother.

• She is nervous and eager to reconnect with her mother.

• She feels happy to be with her mother and is outgoing around her.

Why does Maya *really* want to go back to Arkansas with her grandmother?

• Because her mom likes her brother better

• Because she no longer sees her brother as an ally

• Because she misses her uncle

• Because her grandmother would be lonely on the train

What lesson does Maya learn from her mother when she finally smiles for her?

• Maya learns how to look pretty.

• Maya learns to talk.

• Maya learns that being kind and charitable brings joy to both the giver and the receiver.

• Maya learns to buy her mother gifts to make her proud of her.

Which of the following best summarizes "from Mom & Me & Mom?"

• Maya wanted to live with her mother, so her grandmother took her back to live with her mom in California. Maya was so glad to go and could not wait to leave Arkansas.

• Maya did not want to leave her brother, so they took a train ride to get her brother from Arkansas.

• Maya loved her mom and learned to show her love in many charitable ways. She was so happy to be living with her mom.

• Maya was going to live with her mother, who she had not seen in years. Maya struggled with how to feel about their relationship and how she should treat her mom.

Supervision-She said she didn't want to leave me without adult supervision, because I was a thirteen-year-old girl. What does supervision mean?

• Supervision means to have someone caring for another person who cannot completely care for oneself.

• Supervision means having extraordinary vision.

• Supervision means having a super power where one can look through walls.

• Supervision means being in trouble for committing a crime.

What is a memoir?

• fictional story

• nonfiction story based on a memory

• nonfiction article

• fictional story based on a memory

When the author travels by train to California, how does she feel?

• She feels happy to be leaving Stamps, Arkansas.

• She feels sad to be leaving Stamps, Arkansas.

• She feels excited to be meeting her mother at last.

• She feels frightened to be meeting her mother at last.