Basic Comprehension

Who moved in with Gonzalo and his family?

• Grandmother Iza

• His friend Robert

• (Uncle)Tio Juan

• Cousin Garcia

What did Gonzalo have to start doing after school?

• go to tutoring to improve his grades

• look for an after-school job

• go to the store for his father who didn't speak English

• stay home to "babysit" his uncle

Who was Tio Juan talking to in the vacant lot?

• We have no way of knowing

• Ana

• Kim

• Wendell

How is the narrator connected to the visiting family?

• They are her old friends from the city.

• They are her aunt, uncles, and cousins.

• They are her new neighbors.

• They are visiting the country home where she works.

What does the narrator do when guests arrive?

• She hides from them because they aren't supposed to see her.

• She takes their suitcases to their rooms for them.

• She offers to babysit the two young girls.

• She gives them a tour of the property.

Which of the following pieces of textual evidence best supports this claim: "The Boundary" is set in modern times?

• "The father keeps taking pictures with his cell phone."

• "My father went to the emergency room."

• "We eat the cake while the guests talk about politics, trips, life in the city."

• "After lunch, the father asks one of the girls to bring him his glasses."

What does the narrator think the visiting mother was writing about?

• Shopping lists

• The narrator and her father

• Poetry

• Her husband and daughters

Which best describes the narrator's father?

• He is a cheerful, animated man

• He is a quiet, thoughtful man

• He is an angry, aggressive man

• He is an indifferent, secluded man

What does the family do on the last night of their visit?

• Eat a picnic at the beach

• Celebrate the father's birthday

• Bake a fancy cake to share with friends

• Invite the narrator to eat dinner with them

How would you describe the young man's character based on the story?

• Cowardly and selfish

• Sinister and manipulative

• Naive and gullible

• Well-dressed and kind-hearted