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WorksheetsMy Favorite Chaperone
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the definition of stun?
to trip and stub your toe
to disappoint someone by forgetting their birthday
to make someone feel happy
to make someone feel shocked or dazed
What does it mean to sponsor someone?
to support their admission into a group
to laugh at all their jokes
to wish them all the best
to bully them
What is a dispatcher?
a person who fixes flat tires
a person who sends out vehicles according to a schedule
a person who works at a front desk
a person who patches holes in the streets
What is a scuffle?
a quiet conversation
a stumble
a disorderly fight
a peaceful debate
What does it mean to whimper?
to sob or let out a soft cry
to giggle softly
to laugh loudly
to whisper a quiet question
Select ALL of the following ways in which Maya's Kazakh heritage is different from her American upbringing:
Kazakh families don't hug
Kazakh men don't work in the kitchen
Kazakh teens don't usually join after school events or parties
Kazakh people pray to a kamcha for good fortune
Select ALL of the following quotes that suggest Maya struggles in the US because she is an immigrant.
"Since I left ESL, I often feel like I’m in the middle of a game where I don’t know the players, the rules, or even the object of the game."
"My fingers tingled with fear. What was wrong? What had
I done? Mr. Walsh only comes for people when there’s trouble."
"Telling him he could never be a real American, making
fun of the way he talked.”
“Is this how you raise your daughter! Is this what you
teach her? Lessons to be a toy for American boys!”
Maya's mother gifts her a bracelet before she goes to the Spring Fling. What significance does this gesture serve?
The gift represents Maya's transition into adulthood and her mother's acceptance of Maya
The gift was from Maya's grandmother to her mother, and now Maya has received it
The gift is an apology from Maya's mother for treating Maya so poorly
The gift is a reward for Maya's perseverance despite her many struggles
Which of the following is not a conflict Maya faces in the short story, "My Favorite Chaperone"?
Getting into a fight with Ossie Nishizono.
Missing her gymnastics meeting
Cleaning houses for her mother
Getting permission to go to the Spring Fling
Why is Maya reluctant to ask for her parents' permission to the Spring Fling?
Maya's parents are very strict and difficult to approach
Maya's parents do not listen to her because she is still a child
Maya's parents do not understand American culture
Maya's parents are concerned she will hook up with an American boy
Nurzhan helps Maya by convincing their parents to let Maya to go to the Spring Fling.
Why does Nurzhan help his older sister, even though she calls him stupid and yells at him.
Nurzhan feels indebted to his sister for defending him in the principal's office
Nurzhan owes his sister for protecting him from bullies like Ossie Nishizono
Nurzhan is only helping Maya because his parents told him to
Nurzhan wants Maya to treat him with respect so he gets permission as a favor
The STEAL method of characterization is used with
direct characterization
indirect characterization
static characterization
dynamic characterization
Which is NOT a STEAL method of characterization?
thoughts and feelings
emotions
speech
actions
In the following excerpt, which element of STEAL is used to learn that Maya is hopeless about getting to go to the dance?
"And even after I took one, I don't know why I didn't throw it away. Maybe I just couldn't give up hope. It's like that in America. It's a place where things can change for people, and many people always seem to have hope. At least that's how it seems to me. Maybe I was beginning to think this way, to, although my hope was very small" (Okimoto 9).
Looks
Actions
Thoughts
Speech
In the following excerpt, which element of STEAL is used to inform the reader that Nurzhan had been a fight?
"He looked like a rabbit caught in a trap. He had scrapes on his hands and on his cheek, and his eyes were puffed up" (Okimoto10).
Speech
Thoughts and feelings
Looks
Actions
Which is an example of direct characterization?
I often feel like I'm in the middle of a game where I don't know the players, the rules, or even the object of the game.
His name was Bob Campbell.
Aunt Madina is very pretty.
Shannon Lui is on the team.
The narrator's parents take these jobs in America:
mayor and congressman
house painter and opera singer
teachers
cab driver and house cleaner
Aunt Madina meets an American husband through
a magazine
a TV sitcom
a friend of the family
a trip to America
Maya emigrates from
Iran
Kazakhstan
Poland
Croatia
Nurzhan gets in a fight because
another boy bullies him
another boy chokes him
a girl is in love with him
a girl is in love with his best friend
Maya is upset when she is called to the office because
she knows that her brother has been fighting.
she is worried about missing gymnastics.
she thinks it will be difficult to reach her father.
she thinks that she is in trouble.
When Maya's mother gets hurt, how does Maya help?
Maya sells jewelry for extra income.
Maya drives Nurzhan back to school.
Maya gives her mother medicine each night.
Maya cleans houses while her mom rests.
According to Nurzhan, their parents “…don’t know about things here, only their ways. They are like stone.” What is emphasized with the comparison?
the parents are confused about American culture
the parents are stubborn
the parents want to embrace the American culture
the parents are angry with Maya
What does the dance symbolize to Maya?
breaking away from Kazakh culture
her growing an American identity
She can date
She will always need a chaperone
