My Favorite Chaperone

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!”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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."

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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

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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

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OPINION: When reading in class, how do you prefer to read? Select as many answers as you would like.

• by yourself

• with 1 partner

• taking turns in a group

• as a class--popcorn style

• as a class--audio book

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

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