Short Stories Quiz

What is the main idea of "In My Mom's Shoes"? 

• Chow will always hold onto some of her grief over mother’s death.
• Cultural differences cause Chow and her father to grieve in different ways.
• Chow found that anger was the easiest way to express her grief.
• Chow has found that with time, she has been able to move on from her grief.

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Which section from the text best supports the answer to question 1? (Chow will always hold onto some of her grief over her mother’s death.)

• “Though my mother's things remain as she left them, this is the first and only time he's given me anything of hers.” (Paragraph 9)
• “In that moment, I refused to let him define my grief. I shouted. Screamed, kicked at his car rugs.” (Paragraph 13)
• “For months, the shoes sit at the foot of the stairs in my group house, parked next to my roommates' sneakers and sandals. Week by week, they are buried as other things accumulate. I don't notice.” (Paragraph 22)
• “This is the complicated, ugly thing about grief. It attaches to you; it is a barnacle, relentless.” (Paragraph 30)

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What do her mother's shoes represent to Chow? 

• Her grief and memories of her mother
• Her love of shoes
• Anger towards her father

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Why was it NOT a surprise that Chow's dad had kept her mother's shoes?

• He had a basket of her dirty laundry still in the closet. 
• He had kept the newspapers from before her death. 
• Nothing had changed in the house since she died. 
• All of the above. 

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Which of the following is the theme of "Popularity"?

• When adolescents gain popularity, they often abandon their friends.

• Popularity is not only motivating to adolescents, it is also temporary.

• Sometimes adolescents wish for popularity, but they should actually wish for self-confidence.

• Although adolescents believe popularity is important, it's also true that being funny is more important.

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Paragraph 29

What does the line "popularity has a life span" suggest?

• Popularity can change quickly.

• Popularity is temporary.

• Popularity is not based on real friendships.

• Popularity is only based on real friendships.

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What does this suggest about adolescents and popularity?

• Adolescents are willing to take big risks in order to be popular.

• Adolescents are not willing to take risks in order to become popular.

• Adolescents never worry about being popular or not popular.

• Adolescents are never going to take a risk to achieve anything.

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What does the narrator mean when he says that he and the Alans had become "stableboys"?

• They were least important.

• They were least popular.

• No one knew who they were.

• They were the popular group.

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Who is the king of this playground in "Popularity"?

• Sean Owens

• Sean Smith

• Sean White

• the narrator

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Which of the following best summarizes the article?

• Homelessness is a problem that can affect anyone – even the academically successful.
• Any struggle can be overcome if you have the right attitude and if you work hard.
• Rashema got a full scholarship to an elite college due to hard work and determination.
• Despite being homeless, a resilient girl from D.C. is graduating at the top of her class.

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