Cuentos de Josefina (Josephine's Tales)

The underlined word in the passage below (paragraph 17-18) most likely refers to fill in the blank__________.

ELVIRA: Ten, eleven, twelve centavos. That’s all?

FILIBERTO: I tell you, no one wants my vegetables. They’re puny and sickly.

• A. a type of pumpkin

• B. units of money

• C. hundred-year time periods

• D. vegetables

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Which of the following best describes Filiberto’s thoughts in the passage below (paragraph 35)?

FILIBERTO: Maybe I wasn’t born under a lucky star after all.

• A. He wishes he hadn’t been born.

• B. He is wondering if his parents weren’t wealthy.

• C. He is curious about his heritage and ancestry.

• D. He is wondering if he isn’t as fortunate as he’d thought.

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What is most closely the meaning of the word contained as it is used in the following passage (paragraph 59)?

ACTOR 8: Every squash they opened contained a precious metal. Which of course to them meant—

• A. verb | accommodated

• B. verb | controlled or restrained

• C. verb | had or held within

• D. verb | infected or spread

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Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 67)?

ACTOR 6: Instead, they bought new clothes, Elvira got some fine jewelry, and with the rest, they threw a party for all the neighbors.

• A. Filiberto and Elvira spent an equal amount on clothes and jewelry.

• B. Filiberto and Elvira care about how they are perceived by others.

• C. Filiberto and Elvira are worried that their fortunes will run out.

• D. Filiberto thinks Elvira is too dramatic.

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The lesson that Filiberto and Elvira learn at the end of the play is mainly to fill in the blank___________.

• A. present a better or more positive image to the community

• B. read the terms of an agreement or contract before signing it

• C. plant less high-risk crops like squash or pumpkins the following year

• D. share their wealth with the less fortunate

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Which line from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 5?

• A. “EL ESQUELETO: … But before my wife could dig the treasure out, death took her and I’ve been stuck

• B. “EL ESQUELETO: Riches are for the purpose of generosity!”

• C. “LA TÍA: You did it. You had the courage to remove the curse.”

• D. “FILIBERTO: (To audience:) But neither of them ever went near a squash again.”

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Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 283-286)?

EL ESQUELETO: The maldición ends when there is no more greed on this land or in this house!

ELVIRA: No more greed.

FILIBERTO: We promise!

ELVIRA: Er… okay!

• A. Elvira is slightly hesitant to give up the desire for material things.

• B. It is impossible for human beings not to be greedy.

• C. both A and B

• D. neither A nor B

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Which of the following lines best supports the correct answer from Question 7?

• A. “EL ESQUELETO: The maldición ends when there is no more greed on this land or in this house!”

• B. “ELVIRA: No more greed.”

• C. “FILIBERTO: We promise!

• D. “ELVIRA: Er… okay!”

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Arrange the following events as they occur in the play:

• Elvira’s hair turns to vines.

• Filiberto digs up a skeleton.

• Filiberto and Elvira buy a house and plant squash in the west garden.

• Filiberto and Elvira throw a party.

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Match the vocabulary words below to their correct definitions:

• clause

• to fix up or improve

• renovate

• a result of a decision, state, or action

• consequence

• a specific provision or detail

• superstitious

• having or showing belief in the magical and/or irrational

• contain

• to have within

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