Understanding Family Dynamics in Literature

What is the main theme of the passage 'The Best Bedroom in Brooklyn'?

• The importance of family and understanding

• The excitement of having guests

• The challenges of sharing a room

• The art of baking cookies

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Analyzing

How does the narrator's perception of Phyllis change throughout the story?

• She initially idolizes Phyllis but later sees her as flawed.

• She dislikes Phyllis from the beginning and continues to do so.

• She is indifferent to Phyllis at first but grows to admire her.

• She always sees Phyllis as perfect and never changes her view.

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What lesson does the narrator learn by the end of the story?

• The value of appreciating her own family

• The importance of fashion and style

• The need to be independent and self-reliant

• The joy of having a perfect guest

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Evaluating

In what ways does the narrator's mother demonstrate her strengths in the story?

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Evaluate the impact of Phyllis and Charlie's stay on the narrator's understanding of her family dynamics.

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Evaluating

Which quotation from the selection best reveals how Lisa feels about Phyllis at first?

• . . . Phyllis greeted me at the door with a smile. (paragraph 1)

• We crunched cookies and talked about boys . . . (paragraph 1)

• I bet if I had a mother like Phyllis, she’d sew all my clothes just right . . . (paragraph 4)

• . . . I would not be embarrassed because she had on slacks that were too short . . . (paragraph 4)

It can be considered ironic that Lisa thinks Phyllis is perfect (paragraph 2) and then Phyllis —

• takes away Lisa’s friends

• cooks a delicious roast

• admires Lisa’s mother

• embarrasses her on the train

When Lisa asks her mother whether Phyllis is the greatest (paragraph 5), her mother’s response is an example of which literary device?

• hyperbole

• irony

• simile

• metaphor

Read the sentence from paragraph 11.

And crab sessions about whose mom did the dumbest things weren’t as much fun anymore.

Based on the surrounding context, which phrase best explains the meaning of the phrase crab sessions?

• gatherings at which people share their favorite meals

• conversations in which people make comparisons

  
  

• discussions in which people complain

• meetings at which people eat seafood

What can the reader most reasonably infer about Phyllis based on her reaction to getting soot on her jacket in paragraph 17?

• She cares greatly about her appearance.

• She is in a state of poor physical health.

• She is easily upset when accidents happen.

• She wishes she had worn a different color.