"Eleven" Comprehension Questions

Front

Why can't Rachel speak up to Mrs. Price about the sweater?

Back

She is embarrassed and doesn't know what to say.

Front

Situation resolved:

Back

Phyllis remembers the sweater is hers.

Front

Rachel's feelings at the end of the story?

Back

Disappointed in her day at school.

Front

This story is told in:

Back

First person, because the main character is telling the story.

Front

The story's point of view reveals:

Back

Rachel's thoughts and feelings about the sweater.

Front

Rachel compares growing old to...

Back

rings inside a tree trunk.

Front

In paragraph 13, Rachel's statement about the red sweater suggests:

Back

She feels small and powerless in the situation with the sweater.

Front

Trait NOT describing Mrs. Price:

Back

generous

Front

Setting of the story?

Back

Rachel's classroom.

Front

Climax of the story:

Back

When Mrs. Price places the sweater on Rachel's desk.