Book of Unknown Americans

Which is a possible theme of The Book of Unknown Americans?

• Cultural Identity

• People cannot feel that they belong if they are not accepted.

• People from other countries who move here dislike America once they live there for a while.

• Mistakes are ok as long as you learn from them.

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Which statement best describes the narrator’s internal conflict in the story?

• The narrator is pressured by his family about feeling Panamanian and by his peers about not being American, yet he feels more American than Panamanian.

• The narrator implies feeling confused when his family appears proud to become American citizens at the courthouse.

• The narrator discusses feeling more American than Panamanian, yet his father gets angry when accused of being an American.

• The narrator states that he cannot remember anything about living in Panama like his brother who reminisces about his memories.

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Which definition most closely matches the way the word froth is used in paragraph 22?

• definition 1

• definition 2

• definition 3

• none of these

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Which is a possible theme from The Book of Unknown Americans?

• If you love something, let it go.

• Cheaters never win.

• Don't worry about what others think about you.

• Always try your best.

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Which happened FIRST in the telling of the story, The Book of Unknown Americans?

• The family members became American citizens.

• The narrator explains the story of when his family left Panama.

• The narrator’s father takes them to the beach to remember Panama.

• The narrator’s father finds out how his high school classmates feel about him leaving Panama.

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Which happens LAST in the telling of the story, The Book of Unknown American?

• The narrator’s father finds out how his high school classmates feel about him leaving Panama.

• The narrator’s father takes them to the beach to remember Panama.

• The family members become American citizens.

• The narrator explains the story of when his family left Panama.

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Which happens AFTER the narrator explains the story of when his family left Panama?

• The family members become American citizens.

• The narrator’s father finds out how his high school classmates feel about him leaving Panama.

• The narrator’s father takes them to the beach to remember Panama.

Which sentence best foreshadows that the family will NOT return to Panama?

• They needed to believe they’d done the right thing and that it made sense.

• Enrique was in school, and I started too.

• But while they waited for that day, they started making friends.

• And before they knew it, we had a life here.

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Which character in 'The Book of Unknown Americans' struggles with adapting to American culture?

• A) Alma Rivera

• B) Mayor Toro

• C) Rafael Toro

• D) Maribel Rivera

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What is the primary setting of 'The Book of Unknown Americans'?

• A) New York City

• B) Los Angeles

• C) Delaware

• D) Miami

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