Eleven By Sandra Cisnero Quiz

Why can't Rachel speak to Mrs. Price in the story?

• Because she doesn't want to argue with the teacher.

• Because the story is written from a 1st person point-of-view.

• Because she is angry at Sylvia.

• Because she is thinking about her birthday.

The story's point of view tells you

• Mrs. Price's feelings about the problem
• Phyllis's feelings about the sweater
• Rachel's opinion about Phyllis
• Sylvia's opinion about Rachel

At the end of the story, Rachel wishes that

• her birthday would just start over
• she had never seen the sweater
• she were 102 years old
• Sylvia had stayed home

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.

Rachel compares "growing old" to

• Everyday is just like yesterday.
• a tin Band-Aid box
• a red sweater
• rings inside a tree trunk

For Rachel, the worst part of her day is when

• Mrs. Price puts the sweater on her desk.
• Mrs. Price makes her wear the sweater.
• The bell rings for lunch.
• Mrs. Price pretends like everything is okay,

In paragraph 19, Rachel starts to cry because she is overwhelmed by feelings of 

• embarrassment
• anger
• guilt
• joy

This story is told in

• first person because the main character is telling the story.

• third person because the main character is being talked about by someone outside of the story.

The story's point of view lets the reader know

• Mrs. Price's thoughts and feelings about the problem.

• Phyllis's thoughts and feelings about the sweater.

• Rachel's thoughts and feelings about the sweater.

• Sylvia's thoughts and opinion about Rachel.

In paragraph 19, Rachel starts to cry because she is overwhelmed by her feelings of

• embarrassment

• anger

• guilt

• joy