Barrio Boy Comprehension

In the excerpt from "Barrio Boy", why does Miss Hopley have another boy come to her meeting with Ernesto and his mother?

• Ernesto has gotten into a fight with the other boy.
• The other boy is Ernesto's older brother.
• Ernesto and his mother do not speak English.
• The other boy will take Ernesto to his class.

How does Miss Ryan help Ernesto overcome his fear of her?

• She does not allow anyone to tease his way of saying "butterfly."
• She visits him at his home and talks to his parents in Spanish.
• She gives him good grades and announces how well he has done.
• She helps him learn English and encourages him in front of the class.

What makes Ernesto similar to several of his classmates?

• Other students in the class also do not speak English.
• Other students in the class also live in his neighborhood.
• Other students in the class are also from Mexico.
• Other students in the class are also afraid of Miss Ryan.

In the excerpt from "Barrio Boy," how does Ernesto learn English?

• He learns once he can say "butterfly."
• He learns because Miss Hopley insists that all students speak English in class.
• He learns because Miss Ryan gives him private lessons in a fall off the classroom.
• He learns on the playground, from the other Mexican children in school.

Why does Ernesto Galarza compare Lincoln School and his school Mazatlan?

• He wishes to show that he prefers the school he had attended in Mexico.
• He wishes to show he is frightened by the "contraption" that shuts the door.
• He wishes to show that in Mexico the principal of a school is always a man.
• He wishes to show that he feels insecure at a new school in a new country.

In "Barrio Boy," how does Miss Ryan encourage the students that she tutors privately?

• She praises their accomplishments before the whole class.
• She puts their pictures on the bulletin board in a gold frame.
• She invites the best students to sit next to her at lunch.
• She places gold stars next to their names on a class list.