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What is the setting of the story?

• Chaska

• Lower East Side of Manhattan

• Harlem, New York City

• Baltimore

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CCSS.RL.6.5

The author of "Raymond's Run" is . . .

• Langston Hughes

• Toni Cade Bambara

• Lois Lowry

• Piri Thomas

What can we infer about Squeaky’s relationship with her brother?

• …that she is annoyed with his behavior?

• …that she would rather play dress up than take care of him.

• ...that she loves him and is fiercely protective of him.

• …that she would rather play with her friends than babysit him.

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Squeaky threatens Rosie and Mary Louise when they

•  become friends with Gretchen
•  make fun of her breathing exercises
•  insist she can't win the race
• ask Raymond about school 

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Squeaky feels that she has disappointed her mother by

• not acting like a "traditional" girl 
• not learning how to sing in a choir
• not doing better in her schoolwork
• not taking better care of Raymond

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Where does Squeaky get her nickname in Raymond's Run"?

• She has a squeaky voice

• Her sneakers squeak

• The doors on her house squeak

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How does Squeaky feel about taking care of Raymond?

• She complains about it

• She ignores him

• She feels protective of him

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Squeaky and Gretchen are competing to win the May Day race. What part of the plot does this describe?

• the conflict

• the falling action

• the resolution

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Why do Gretchen and Squeaky smile at one another after the race?

• They see Raymond climb the fence.

• They learn they have tied the race.

• They are glad to see each other.

• They have come to respect each other.

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After Squeaky and Gretchen compete to win the May Day race, the announcers hesitate in calling out the winners. What part of the plot does this describe? 

•  the resolution
•  the conflict
• the rising action
• the climax

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CCSS.RL.6.5