UNIT 6 study guide

What illness does Manuel’s mother suffer from?

• Pneumonia

• Stroke

• Influenza

• Broken leg

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why is Manuel in a hurry to get home?

• He is afraid of the dark

• He promised his mother he would after before sunset

• He doesn’t want to miss Mass in the morning

• He is running away from his uncle

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Manuel feed the fox?

• Cheese and crackers

• SPAM sandwich and cornbread

• Dried meat and berries

• Cooked rabbit

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Manuel find hidden in the closet?

• A map of the desert

• A red fox skin

• A bag of money

• A book of legends

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What does Manuel do with the fox skin?

• He throws it into the fire

• He hides it under his bed

• He gives it to his mother

• He returns it to Tomiko immediately

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

How does Tomiko react when she realizes her fox skin is missing?

• She threatens Manuel

• She begs for it back

• She runs into the desert immediately

• She casts a spell on Manuel

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What similarity does Tomiko point out between her culture and Manuel’s?

• Both cultures have legends and stories

• Both cultures live in the desert

• Both cultures use the same language

• Both cultures have Catholic roots

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which choice BEST explains why Manuel feels guilty after hiding Tomiko’s fox skin?

• He realizes she is not a monster, just a girl with secrets

• He remembers a story his uncle told him about fox spirits

• He knows she will never return if he keeps it

• He fears that she will cast a curse on him

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which passage from the text best supports that Manuel felt guilty about taking the skin?

• “Her footsteps ran across the hall, and she stood in the doorway, basked in the ghostly moonlight. For the first time Manuel felt a chill in her presence—he realized that she was not human.”

• “He also remembered that Coyote and his company were not friends of people.”

• “Manuel pulled his blanket all the way up to his chin, in an instinctive gesture of a scared child. ‘I don’t have it.’”

• “He felt rotten for making her so upset. Let her keep her secrets, he thought. She was just a young girl, not a monster.”

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is ironic about Tomiko’s statement about the relocation center and the reservation?

• She refuses to acknowledge that the two are the same

• Both were meant to control and isolate certain groups

• The reservation was seen as a place of freedom for Native Americans

• The relocation center was voluntary while the reservation was forced

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3