Eleven Short Story

What is the main theme of the story?

• Young people should be kind to one another.

• Adults can be too overbearing when dealing with kids.

• No matter how old you get, you can still feel like a child.

• It’s challenging to speak up for yourself in tough situations.

Which form of conflict does this demonstrate?

• Internal Conflict: Person v Self

• External Conflict: Person v Nature

• External Conflict: Person v Society

• External Conflict: Person v Person

"I wish I was invisible but I’m not. I’m eleven and it’s my birthday today and I’m crying like I’m three in front of everybody."

Here Rachel is experiencing an internal conflict, what is the only kind of internal conflict?

• Person v self

• Person v Person

• Person v Society

• Person v Nature

In paragraph 5, why does Rachel say that she wishes she was "one hundred and two instead of eleven?"

• She does not want to go to school anymore.

• She feels that she would be better able to talk to Mrs. Price.  

• She would be older than Mrs. Price.

• She wishes she had more life experience.

Who is the protagonist, or the main character, in the story?

• Sylvia

• Rachel

• Mrs. Price

• Phyllis

Why does Mrs. Price give the sweater to Rachel?

• Mrs. Price finds the sweater near

  Rachel's desk.

• Sylvia says that the sweater belongs to

  Rachel.

• The sweater matches Rachel's clothes.

• Rachel has been an impolite student.

In "Eleven", how does Rachel feel as she puts her arms into the red sweater?

• Bored

• Guilty

• Relieved

• Miserable

What literary device is used when Rachel says she feels 'like she's three' on her birthday?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is the significance of the red sweater in the story?

• It symbolizes Rachel's embarrassment and discomfort.

• It represents Rachel's favorite color.

• It is a gift from Rachel's grandmother.

• It is a symbol of Rachel's wealth.

How does Rachel's age affect her perspective in the story?

• She feels mature and confident.

• She feels trapped between childhood and adulthood.

• She feels indifferent about her age.

• She feels excited about growing older.