U2C3: Understanding Vocabulary and Memoirs

Abusive means

• cruel.

• absent.

• sudden.

• expensive

If you give your approval to something, you

• prove it is true.

• accept it as good.

• add it to a collection.

• refuse to think about it.

Behavior means the way a person

• feels.

• acts.

• thinks.

• learns.

Circumstance means

• how things are.

• what things mean.

• why things happen.

• where things belong.

Destiny means

• fate.

• Talent.

• doubt.

• memory.

To embarrass your brother means to

• argue with him.

• give him a warning.

• make him feel ashamed.

• ask him to keep a secret.

A role is

• a part you play.

• an offer you make.

• a reason you do something.

• a place where you feel comfortable.

If something is valuable, then it is

• perfect.

• hidden.

• amazing.

• important.

Why does someone write a memoir?

• to tell an imaginary story

• to give opinions on an important topic

• to teach the history of an important place

• to give a personal account of his or her life

How does Cisneros accomplish her purpose?

• by telling stories about her six brothers

• by giving advice on how to become a writer

• by relating events and telling how they affected her

• by describing the neighborhood where she grew up