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Which passage from the text best supports the theme of differences in social class can have a negative impact on the way people are treated?
“'That one’s not your friend. You know what you are to them? The maid’s daughter, that’s what.’” (Paragraph 7)
“They had their tea in the kitchen and they told each other secrets. Rosaura loved everything in the big house, and she also loved the people who lived there.” (Paragraph 9)
“Rosaura remembered a story in which there was a queen who had the power of life or death over her subjects.” (Paragraph 36)
“Rosaura didn’t feel like explaining that she’d be horribly ashamed to be the odd one out. Instead she said: ‘I was the best-behaved at the party.’” (Paragraph 57)
Which of the following statements is true about Rosaura’s mother?
She is hateful towards people with money because she is jealous that she doesn’t have money.
She is not trusting of people with money because she knows they spend it on unnecessary things.
She is not trusting of people with money because she knows how they treat people without money.
She is uncaring towards her daughter because she thinks her desires to be rich are silly.
Which quote from the text best conveys the personality of Rosaura's mother?
“Monkeys at a birthday? Her mother had sneered. Get away with you, believing any nonsense you’re told!” (Paragraph 1)
“'Get away with Heaven,’ said the mother.
"'Listen, Rosaura,’ she said at last. ‘That one’s not your friend. You know what you are to them? The maid’s daughter, that’s what.’” (Paragraph 7)
“The mother swung around to take a good look at her child, and pompously put her hands on her hips.” (Paragraph 11)
Why doesn’t Rousaura take the money from Senora Ines at the end of the story?
She wants a yo-yo from the blue bag instead.
She realized Senora Ines just saw her as a helper.
She wants a sparkly bracelet instead.
She didn't want the money.
Which quote best conveys the climax?
“Senora Ines had asked her to help pass the cake around.”
“'What a marvelous daughter you have Herminia.'”
“Senora Ines bent down as if to look for something."
“'Thank you for all your help, my pet.'”
Which sentence best shows that Rosaura’s upset at the end of the story?
”Her arms stiffen, stick close to her body.”
”Her mother’s hand on her shoulder.”
”Rosaura’s eyes had a cold, clear look that fixed itself on her mother's face.”
”Thank you for all your help my pet.”
Read these sentences from the story. “You are not a friend of Luciana because I’m her cousin and I know all her friends. And I don’t know you”. Based on these sentences, the reader can infer that Luciana's cousin--
thought that Luciana didn't like Rosaura
thinks Rosaura is weird
doesn't believe Rosaura
is jealous that Luciana prefers Rosaura more than her
Which sentence from paragraph 1-7 best shows that Rosaura is feeling satisfactory about going to the party?
“As soon as she arrived she want straight to the kitchen to see if the monkey was there."
“'I’m going because I’ve been invited.'"
“'Shut up! You know nothing about being friends.'”
"'I’m a friend of Luciana.'"
Which quote from the text best illustrates how Rosaura changed by the resolution?
"But one could see that she was beaming."
"'I helped the magician and he said to me, 'Thank you very much, my little countess.'"
"Instead she said: 'I was the best-behaved at the party.'"
"Rosaura's eyes had a cold, clear look that fixed itself on Senora Ines's face."
How does the setting contribute to Rosaura’s conflict in the story?
The birthday party makes Rosaura feel alone and separated from the other children.
The birthday party gives Senora Ines a reason to have Rosaura work as a maid.
The big, rich house allows Rosaura to feel like an important countess.
The big house causes Rosaura to feel less important than the rich people who live there.
Why is Mother skeptical of her daughter attending the party?
She does not want her daughter to be physically injured during the games.
She does not want her daughter to be embarrassed about the monkey not being there.
She does not want her daughter to be mistreated or hurt emotionally.
She does not want the other kids to laugh at her dress at the party.
What can you infer from the following quote?
"'No,' said the girl with the bow, 'you are not a friend of Luciana because I'm her cousin and I know all her friends. And I don't know you.'"
Rosaura's mother is right about Luciana seeing her as inferior.
The girl with the bow is wealthier and more important the Rosaura.
Rosaura will strive to prove she is Luciana's friend by making herself useful at the party.
Luciana is friends with Rosaura but neglected to tell her cousin about their homework sessions.
How does Rosaura change over the course of the story?
boastful and important to unselfish and giving
rude and serious to polite and fun-loving
trusting and innocent to aware and alarmed
happy and hardworking to depressed and lazy
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