My Favorite Chaperone

Which statement best describes the main conflict in the story?

• She wants to go to the school dance, but she isn’t sure she should attend because she can’t dance.

• Maya has to do her mother’s job when her mother is injured.

• She wants to go to the school dance, but she thinks her parents are unlikely to give her permission.

• Maya wants to be best friends with Marcia Egness.

Maya and her family came to the United States from...

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Which sentence suggest that Maya is trying to escape from the reality of her dad's anger.

• His silence filled every corner of the cab like a dark cloud, slowly suffocating me with its poisonous rage.

• Papa's neck was deep red, and the skin on the back of my hands tingled with fear.

• We screeched to a stop in front of our building.

• I lay my head back against the seat and closed my eyes, squeezing them shut, and took myself far away until I was safe on the bars at the beautiful gymnastics meet in the sky.

Which sentence suggest that Maya is trying to escape from the reality of her dad's anger.

• His silence filled every corner of the cab like a dark cloud, slowly suffocating me with its poisonous rage.

• Papa's neck was deep red, and the skin on the back of my hands tingled with fear.

• We screeched to a stop in front of our building.

• I lay my head back against the seat and closed my eyes, squeezing them shut, and took myself far away until I was safe on the bars at the beautiful gymnastics meet in the sky.

What is Maya's motivation for misinterpreting Nurzhan's principal's words?

• She dislikes the principal.

• She is afraid of what her father will do to her brother.

• she wants to leave the office quickly.

• She thinks the principal is making too big a deal about the fight.

What do Maya’s thoughts, feelings, and actions in response to her mother’s injury reveal about her traits and motivations?

• She is caring, obedient, and wants to help her family.

• She cares about her brother and wants him to help her out.

• She can’t cook and cleans slowly but wants to improve.

• She is self-centered and wants to win in gymnastics.

Why does Maya's brother most likely help her get permission to go to the Spring Fling?

• He thinks Maya needs to have fun.

• He wants to go have fun himself.

• He wants to help her since she helped him get out of trouble.

• He feels sorry for her because she has to do so much extra work.

What happens when Maya has to translate for her father after Nurzhan got in a fight?

• She translates so Nurzhan gets in more trouble.

• She can't translate since she doesn't speak Russian.

• She translates exactly what the principal says.

• She translates so Nurzhan doesn't get in too much trouble.

The conflict in the story is resolved when

• Nurzhan offers to be Maya’s chaperone at the dance

• Maya’s father agrees to be her chaperone at the dance

• Maya agrees to quit gymnastics if she can go to the dance

• Nurzhan promises to stop fighting Ossie at school

Which sentence expresses the turning point of Maya and Nurzhan's relationship after the dance?

• They had so much fun at the dance.

• They realize they really love each other.

• They are mad at each other.

• They do not like their parents.