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What is the genre?
Fantasy
Fiction
Memoir
Science fiction
What is the story mostly about?
How Juanito learns how to sing.
How Juanito teaches his friend to sing
How Juanito´s father help finds things to do
How Juanito´s feelings change about where he lives
How does the introduction by Juan Felipe Herrera at the beginning of the passage connect to the rest of his story?
by telling why his family moved
by contrasting city life with country life
by explaining the problems faced by his family
by asking questions about working in the fields
What does Juanito mean when he wonders
"if his tongue will turn into a rock?"
He does not want to laugh.
He will not be able to speak.
He will not be able to understand.
He does not want his tongue to hurt.
Who is Gabino?
The chicken
Mrs. Andasolas canary
the cat
the dog
How does Juanito feel at the end of the story?
Sad
Lonely
Confident
Friendly
What kind of figurative language is this:
"My eyes open as big as the ceiling."
Metaphor
SImile
Personification
Hyperbole
From what point of view is the story told?
First person
Third Person
How does the author use text features to show Spanish Word, such as in this section of text?
They are written in bold print.
They are written in all capital letters.
They are written by a third person narrator.
They are written in italics.
What do we learn that Juanito is good at?
soccer
singing
spelling
painting
What is Juanito's writing compared to in this section?
Curly hair
Mama
Flowing water
A table
What do Juanito's paintings tell you about him?
He does not like to paint.
He likes to be creative.
He likes tomatoes and cucumbers.
He is very neat and organized.
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