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Like Mexicans

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who's the speaker in "Like Mexicans" memoir?

a)

Gary

b)

Scott

c)

William

d)

Grandma

2.

What does the grandma say when Gary shows her a picture of Carolyn?

a)

"Está fea"

b)

"Es pretty"

c)

I don't like her

d)

"She's not our family's type"

3.

What is the problem in this story?

a)

Carolyn is racist

b)

Gary doesn't like his grandma and her old-fashioned ideas

c)

Grandma doesn't want him to get married.

d)

Gary falls in love with someone who isn't Mexican

4.

What is the setting of the story?

a)

A poor neighborhood in California

b)

A small town in Texas

c)

Weslaco, TX

d)

A wealthy neighbourhood

5.

What is the resolution of the story?

a)

Gary marries a Mexican

b)

Gary and Scott both marry Mexicans

c)

Gary is content with his choice of who he will marry

d)

Grandma doesn't want him to marry at all

6.

Who in this story is prejudiced?

a)

Grandma Tina

b)

Gary's grandmother

c)

Scott

d)

Caroline

7.

What does "OKIE "mean to Grandma in the story?

a)

Black, white and Asian people

b)

A white person

c)

Anyone who wasn't Mexican, Black or Asian

d)

A Mexican-American person

8.

Who's Scott in this story?

a)

Gary's cousin

b)

Gary's friend

c)

Gary's father

d)

Gary's grandpa

9.

Choose ALL the correct statements about this story:

a)

Gary was worried that Carolyn took him home to meet her parents

b)

Carolyn was remarkably richer than Gary

c)

Scott said he will never marry a Mexican

d)

Gary's grandma suggested he should marry a Mexican girl

10.

What were Carolyn's pets?

a)

dogs

b)

fish

c)

kittens

d)

a turtle