Bronx Masquerade Milestone Questions

Read the excerpt from paragraph 2. I guess Raul’s self-portrait fits, since we’ve been talking a lot about identity. He’ll probably put it up next to his poem. You should have seen him hang that thing. You’d think he was handling a million-dollar masterpiece the way he took his time placing it just so. Which phrase best describes how Raul is characterized in this excerpt?

• Proud of his artwork

• Determined to get rich

• Concerned for his safety

• Confused about his identity

Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand what tirade means?

• must be in shock

• talk to him

• he’ll snap

• one misspelled word

Which inference can the reader make about Diondra?

• She considers playing basketball a waste of her athletic talent.

• She wishes to keep parts of her life private to avoid being ridiculed.

• She thinks Mr. Ward’s classroom gallery is embarrassing to students.

• She believes that Raul’s poem is amateurish compared to his painting.

Which quote supports the following statement?

Diondra wishes to keep parts of her life private to avoid being ridiculed.

• Now half the room looks sort of like an art gallery, which was the idea. We’re supposed to use the paper frames for our work. (paragraph 2)

• If you look close, you can see the smudges where he erased a word or two and rewrote it. Mr. Ward must be in shock. (paragraph 2)

• Everybody expects me to play basketball, so they pick me for their team, throw me the ball, and wait for me to shoot. (paragraph 4)

• I’m an artist, like Raul. The difference is, I don’t tell anybody. I refuse to give them new reasons to laugh at me. (paragraph 4)

How does Diondra’s perspective change after she views Raul’s self-portrait?

• She realizes she could create a better painting than Raul.

• She feels less pressure to be a good basketball player.

• She wants the positive attention that Raul is getting.

• She decides she is tired of hiding who she really is.

Which two elements reveal the nonlinear plot structure of this selection?

• Multiple flashbacks

• Thematic organization

• Multiple conflicts

• Multiple protagonists

• Chronological organization