My Favorite Chaperone

1.

Multiple Select

3 mins

1 pt

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!”

2.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

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

3.

Multiple Select

3 mins

1 pt

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

4.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Maya's parents often fuss at her about her responsibilities. Infer why Maya's parents might be so hard on her.

Maya is the oldest and the responsibility of her family falls on her

Kazakh culture teaches that women are the heads of the household

Maya represents their future for a better life, so she shouldn't mess up

Maya's parents know the hardships of life, so they push Maya to always do better

5.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What is the main idea of the text "My Favorite Chaperone"?

A girl's younger brother chaperones her during a school dance

An immigrant family becomes closer through their cultural struggles in a new land

A teenager learns how to navigate the differences between her world and her parents' expectations

A Kazakh family learns to survive in an unfamiliar city

6.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which quote from the text supports the main idea of the short story, "My Favorite Chaperone"?

"Aunt Madina was the only person we knew from Kazakhstan,

and it felt like our family just huddled together on a tiny

island in the middle of a great American sea."

"Then I closed my eyes, hoping very much that Nurzhan would like to chaperone at the next dance."

"It was hard for them not to have the respect they were used to from holding government teaching jobs, but they had high regard for the food they could now easily buy at the store."

"Perhaps because we huddled together like a tiny Kazakh island in the middle of the great American sea, we couldn’t allow our winter to go on and on, and by the next week, things in my family were almost calm."

7.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

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

8.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Infer why Maya might be 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

9.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

During Maya's trip to the principal's office, she must translate between Russian--for her father--and English--for the principal.

Based on how Maya translates for her father, infer why Maya might choose to change what the principal said.

Maya will also get in trouble for not protecting Nurzhan if her father finds out the truth

Maya is protecting her brother from her father's abusive nature

Maya is embarrassed that Nurzhan's fight will be seen as shameful to her family

Maya does not speak English well enough to translate what the principal is telling her

10.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Nurzhan helps Maya by convincing their parents to let Maya to go to the Spring Fling.

Infer why Nurzhan would 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

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which statement best describes the main conflict in the story?

She wants to go to the school dance, but she isn’t sure she should attend because she can’t dance.

Maya has to do her mother’s job when her mother is injured.

She wants to go to the school dance, but she thinks her parents are unlikely to give her permission.

Maya wants to be best friends with Marcia Egness.

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The word SPONSORED comes from a Latin root word -spondre, which means, promise solemnly- that means

(If you SPONSOR someone, you support his or her admission into a group. Ex. AUNT MEDINA SPONSORED MAYA'S FAMILY)

guarantee

assure

pledge

return

13.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The word stunned comes from the Latin word tonare, which means "to thunder." Which words are synonyms for STUNNED as it is used in the story?

amazed, impressed

confused, perplexed

astonished, bewildered

overwhelmed, devastated

14.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which sentence suggest that Maya is trying to escape from the reality of her dad's anger.

His silence filled every corner of the cab like a dark cloud, slowly suffocating me with its poisonous rage.

Papa's neck was deep red, and the skin on the back of my hands tingled with fear.

We screeched to a stop in front of our building.

I lay my head back against the seat and closed my eyes, squeezing them shut, and took myself far away until I was safe on the bars at the beautiful gymnastics meet in the sky.

15.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What do Maya’s thoughts, feelings, and actions in response to her mother’s injury reveal about her traits and motivations?

She is caring, obedient, and wants to help her family.

She cares about her brother and wants him to help her out.

She can’t cook and cleans slowly but wants to improve.

She is self-centered and wants to win in gymnastics.

16.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which word helps the reader understand the meaning of the word WHIMPERING?

Daniel dropped me and I ran to the cab, whimpering and trembling inside like a dog caught stealing a chicken.

silence

caught

trembling

dropped

17.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Why does Maya's brother most likely help her get permission to go to the Spring Fling?

He thinks Maya needs to have fun.

He wants to go have fun himself.

He wants to help her since she helped him get out of trouble.

He feels sorry for her because she has to do so much extra work.

18.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which words help the reader know what kak horosho means?

And I thought of Daniel, who I think is quite a special boy with a good heart. Kak horosho. How wonderful. Thinking of him made me smile inside.

And I thought

How wonderful

a good heart

smile inside

19.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

The conflict in the story is resolved when

Nurzhan offers to be Maya’s chaperone at the dance

Maya’s father agrees to be her chaperone at the dance

Maya agrees to quit gymnastics if she can go to the dance

Nurzhan promises to stop fighting Ossie at school

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which phrase from the selection conveys Maya's father's anger when he sees her with Daniel?

I ran to the cab

splintered into a million pieces

glistening dark leather jacket

roared in front of me

21.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which is an example of an INTERNAL conflict (man vs self) in the story?

Both of Maya parents lose their jobs because their government was running out of money.

Nurzhan getting in a fight with Ossie Nishizono.

Papa and Mama yelling at Maya for playing around with the American Boy, Daniel.

Maya deciding if she will protect her brother from her father's temper or if she will mistranslate the principal's words.

22.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

In what way does Nurzhan's suspension become a complication for Maya?

She now has to help Nurzhan with his homework.

She has to make dinner for the family.

She is supposed to be looking out for her younger brother.

She cannot participate in gymnastics if Nurzhan fights at school.

She has to help her mother clean houses whenever her brother is suspended from school.

23.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

One reason Maya’s parents have stricter rules than her friends’ parents is that her parents

have to work long hours at their jobs.

expect her to do well in school.

are from a country with different customs.

want her to set a good example for her brother.

24.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which sentence demonstrates a verb in subjunctive mood?

Will Maya be able to go to the dance?

Maya believes she will not be able to go to the dance.

If she can, Maya will go to the dance.

Maya insists she be able to go to the dance.

25.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which sentence demonstrates active voice?

Maya was finally given permission to go to the dance.

With her father's approval, Maya was given permission to go to the dance.

After much thought, Maya's father gave her permission to go to the school dance.

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