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Daughter of Invention Quiz - First Read Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The author of the selection is:

a)

Tim Belton

b)

Julia Alvarez

c)

Judy Garland

d)

Mrs. Bellizeare

2.

The main characters of the story are:

a)

mother and daughter

b)

mother and father

c)

father and daughter

d)

none of the above

3.

Where do the main character and her family live?

a)

Florida

b)

New York

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Texas

4.

The reason the family comes to the United States is:

a)

to allow the father to practice medicine.

b)

help the mother sell her inventions.

c)

to avoid a terrible dictator in their home country.

d)

get better schooling for their daughters.

5.

From what country does the narrator's family move?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Dominican Republic

d)

Cuba

6.

What poet does the main character read to get inspired?

a)

William Shakespere

b)

Robert Frost

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Walt Whitman

7.

When does the mother invent?

a)

Never

b)

At night

c)

when her kids are at school

d)

Before dinner

8.

What causes the mother to stop inventing?

a)

she ran out of ideas.

b)

her husband forced her to stop.

c)

the daughter made fun of her.

d)

her invention has been created already.

9.

A noncommittal statement:

a)

reveals nothing

b)

explains an idea

c)

contradicts another statement

d)

makes no sense

10.

What does plagiarized mean?

a)

glorified

b)

flattered

c)

created

d)

copied

11.

Insubordinate means...

a)

disobedient

b)

does not follow directions

c)

challenges authority

d)

all of the above

12.

What is a misnomer?

a)

a threatening insult

b)

an anonymous quote

c)

an inaccurate name

d)

a wild theory

13.

To be inhospitable toward someone means to be:

a)

helpful

b)

indifferent

c)

unwelcoming

d)

threatening

14.

A disclaimer is a:

a)

denial of responsibility knowledge

b)

a brief commercial interruption

c)

a disagreement between to people

d)

an agreement between to people