50-75 pages, Part 3 of Full Cicada Moon

Why did Mimi and her father get avoided when walking downtown?

• Since people treated blacks unfairly and thought they were nothing compared to them.

• Mimi and her father are rude to everyone.

• Mimi and her father don't go downtown.

• Mimi and her father went downtown and were avoided because of their clothes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

What is Farmer Dell like?

• He is Mimi's neighbor.

• He is mean to Mimi and treats her like garbage because of her race.

• He is cruel and grouchy to all.

• An old man that likes to plow snow.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Papa says people get scared when people speak a different language, why do you think he says this?

• They can't hang out or have fun because of different languages.

• They can't speak that language and that makes them scared for when they have to talk to each other.

• Languages are dumb to them, they should have one language only for all to speak.

• They think it is not normal and it makes think your weird and wild. They get scared at the fact you are different from them.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How does the friendship of Stacy and Mimi come to life?

• Mimi liking her red tights.

• Their friendship comes to life because Stacy touches Mimi to get rid of the cooties, so Stacy sacrifice herself for Mimi.

• Mimi and Stacy passing notes and both getting in trouble together.

• Stacy going to her house.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Karen and Kim are curious. About what?

• They are curious about Mimi's race. What she is. That is what they want to know. Her nationality.

• About her parents and what they are.

• If she went to Disney World everyday.

• If she had any pets.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Why does Mimi and Stacy have to go to detention?

• They were late to class and then started passing notes.

• They were passing notes and get caught by the teacher.

• They were doodling and talking to each other.

• They did not have detention.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

How come Stacy and Mimi get out of detention early?

• The teacher has questions that they have to do and Mimi passed them all.

• The teacher decided to be nice and let them go.

• The teacher had an emergency, where the students got to skip detention because she would not be there to watch.

• The teacher had questions for history that if you get them correct, you get 5 minutes off and Mimi and Stacy got them all correct.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why does Mimi say that Mrs. Stanton is like her dad?

• She wants people to achieve their dreams.

• She wants to help them achieve dreams, not discourage them.

• She likes hot dogs.

• Mrs. Stanton had a dream that was destroyed and taken away.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Flames sing in the fireplace. What type of figurative language is this?

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• None

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Why do you think Mrs. O'Connell did not believe when Mimi got all answers correct?

• She cheated, Mrs. O'Connell was right.

• She thought that Mimi could not be that smart. She thought about colors, not the brains or what is in Mimi.

• Since she did not pay attention in class, she thought she would not know anything and thought it was impossible.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6