Love Amalia

. In the excerpt from Love, Amalia, the authors characterize Abuelita as…………… 8.

• a. A bossy character

• b. A gentle character

• c. An arrogant character

What is the author's purpose in writing, Love, Amalia?

• the persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

• to confuse

How does Amalia feel at the beginning of the story?

• She's heartbroken because her best friend refuses to talk to her.

• She's heartbroken because her best friend is getting a new pet.

• She's heartbroken because her best friend doesn't want to be her friend anymore.

• She's heartbroken because her best friend is moving to California.

What can you conclude about the relationship between Amalia and her grandmother?

• They are not close.

• They have no relationship.

• They have a loving relationship.

• They hate each other.

When grandmother says, "I know how hard it is when someone you love goes away," you can infer that-

• She too has had someone leave her.

• Grandmother's thinking of the cats that left her.

• Grandmother left her best friend too.

• Grandmother doesn't know what she's saying.

How would you descrive Amalia's relationship with her Abuelita?

• They spend lots of time together but are not close.

• They are very close, spending Fridays together talking.

• Abuelita babysits Amalia every Friday.

• Amalia is a granddaughter to Abuelita.

What does Abuelita mean when she says that things happen for a time, and then fade away, sometimes to reappear and sometimes to be replaced? Does she mean this literally or figuratively?

• She means this literally, that flowers bloom and then die, later to bloom again.

• She means this literally, that sometimes friendships happen for a short while, then fade away. Sometimes the friendship comes back and sometimes it is replaced.

• She means this figuratively, that sometimes friendships happen for a short while, fade way. Sometimes they come back and sometimes they are replaced.

• She means this figuratively, that flowers bloom and die, later to bloom again.

Why was Amalia so hurt by Martha? Why is she acting angry?

• Amalia is hurt that Martha is moving away, and is angry because Martha doesn't seem to understand how this is going to effect Amalia.

• Amalia is hurt that Martha is so happy, and is angry at her mom for being so happy too.

• Amalia is hurt that Martha seems to be happy about moving, and angry that Martha isn't thinking about how it will effect Amalia.

• Amalia is hurt because Martha said mean things and is angry that she got away with it.

What does Amalia and Martha's library game say about their relationship?

• They library game shows that the girls know nothing about each other.

• The library game shows that the girls are trying to get to know each other.

• The library game is when the two girls try and guess what the other one is going to buy.

• The library game shows how close the girls are and how well they know each other.

When Martha joined Amalia's family camping trip, why was she happy when Amalia's father told her to get her mother?

• Martha was happy that she was being treated like she was a part of the family.

• Martha was happy that Amalia's parents took her on the trip.

• Amalia was happy to have a friend that was so close she was like a sister.

• Martha was happy to be going home to her mother.