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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why does the author mix English and Spanish in “When I was Puerto Rican”?
To show how hard life in America is
It shows she is more comfortable with English than Spanish
It shows how the author feels about her own identity
She did not know English
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is author's purpose in a text?
Author's purpose is the background knowledge an author has about a subject
Author's purpose is a prediction of what might happen later in the text
Author's purpose characterizes the personalities of characters.
Author's purpose is the reason for which an author writes a text.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of an internal conflict?
A character fighting another character.
A character surviving terrible weather on a deserted island
A character protesting a war.
A character unable to come to terms with their feelings.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is imagery?
The unexpected or opposite of what is expected happens in a text.
Language that appeals to the five senses.
Predictions of future events in a story.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What possible careers did Mr. Barone suggest for Esmeralda based off of her aptitude test?
Nurse & Teacher
Doctor & Nurse
Teacher & Therapist
Model & Actress
- 6. Multiple Choice
A few days after her initial meeting with Mr. Barone, what career did Esmeralda say she was interested in?
Musician
Artist
Model
Teacher
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does Esmeralda want to attend the performing arts school?
So that she could leave Brooklyn every day and eventually never return.
Because she hated her current school.
Because being an actress had always been her dream.
So that she could follow in her mother's footsteps.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The panel of judges request that Esmeralda and Bonnie pantomime which of the following activities?
Folding laundry
Cooking dinner
Having an argument
Decorating a Christmas tree
- 9. Multiple Choice
Esmeralda is not accepted into New York City's High School of Performing Arts.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the excerpt from When I Was Puerto Rican, what concerns Mr. Barone, a guidance counselor, about the author?
her behavior
her test scores
her use of “Spanglish”
her lack of a career goal
- 11. Multiple Choice
According to the excerpt from When I Was Puerto Rican, why does the author most clearly want to be admitted to Performing Arts High School?
She wants to study the arts.
She wants to prove her ability.
She wants to get out of Brooklyn.
She wants to challenge herself.
- 12. Multiple Choice
In the excerpt from When I Was Puerto Rican, what causes the author’s poor performance during her audition monologue?
She is nervous.
She is overly excited.
She has not prepared for it.
She has misunderstood the requirements.
- 13. Multiple Choice
In the excerpt from When I Was Puerto Rican, what is the most likely reason that the author is admitted to Performing Arts High School despite her problems during the monologue?
The panel feels sorry for her and wants to help her.
The panel is frightened by her nerve and wants to please her.
The panel understands that her English skills will improve.
The panel recognizes the talent exhibited by her pantomime.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Read this paragraph from When I Was Puerto Rican.
“Do you have any hobbies?” I didn’t know what he meant. “Hobbies, hobbies,” he flailed his hands, as if he were juggling, “things you like to do after school.”
In this paragraph, what is the most likely meaning of flailed?
showed openly
curled into fists
closely observed
moved in a wild way
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which group of words from the paragraph
“Do you have any hobbies?” I didn’t know what he meant. “Hobbies, hobbies,” he flailed his hands, as if he were juggling, “things you like to do after school.”
is the context clue that most clearly supports the answer to the most likely meaning of flailed?
I didn’t know
what he meant
as if he were juggling
things you like to do
- 16. Multiple Choice
Read the quotation from When I Was Puerto Rican.
He pulled out a paper and stared at it. “One of the tests we gave you was an aptitude test. It tells us what kinds of things you might be good at.”
What is most likely to be measured by an aptitude test? Base your answer on context clues in the passage.
one’s math skills
one’s reading skills
one’s physical health
one’s natural abilities
- 17. Multiple Choice
Read this paragraph from When I Was Puerto Rican.
He stared at me, pulled his glasses down from his forehead, looked at the papers inside the folder with my name on it, and glared. “A model?” His voice was gruff, as if he were more comfortable yelling at people than talking to them.
What is most likely the meaning of gruff? Base your answer on context clues in the paragraph.
overcome with amazement
rough and ill-tempered
difficult to hear
loud but kindly
- 18. Multiple Choice
Read the passage that concludes the Epilogue in When I Was Puerto Rican.
I walked the halls of the school, looking for the room where my life had changed. It was across from the science lab, a few doors down from the big bulletin board where someone with neat handwriting still wrote the letters “P.A.” followed by the graduating year along the edges of newspaper clippings featuring famous alumni.
“P.A. ‘66,” I said to no one in particular. “One of these days.”
Which statement best describes the author’s thoughts in this passage?
She is curious about what her future holds.
She is hopeful about becoming a well-known graduate.
She is proud of what she has accomplished so far.
She is eager to return to the school at some future time.
- 19. Multiple Choice
In the Epilogue from When I Was Puerto Rican, the author discusses her time at Performing Arts with the “tall, elegant” woman. Which of the following words best describes the “tall, elegant” woman’s attitude toward the author as a student at the school?
amused
annoyed
supportive
demanding
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is a "Jibaro"?
A type of bug
A person from Jib
From Puerto Rican countryside
from Puerto Rican city side
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