The White Umbrella Analysis

What is the point of view of the narrator?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.6

1. The author’s choice of this point of view helps the author—

• focus only on quotes by other people

• describe only the setting

• use bigger words to help the

  reader expand his or her vocabulary

• share his or her thoughts,

  feelings, and ideas directly with the reader

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

What genre of writing best fits this selection?

• Autobiographical narrative

• Fiction

• Biography

• Horror

What is the author’s main purpose for writing this selection?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.7.6

What can the reader most reasonably conclude from page 65?

• The narrator’s family compares

  themselves to the Lee family

• The narrator’s mother and

  father work at the same job

• The narrator’s mother really

  enjoys working

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

1. What is the nationality of the narrator and her family?

• Japanese

• Spanish

• Vietnamese

• Chinese

1. Read L. 18-26. What can the reader most reasonably infer is the reason the narrator’s mother is coming home late?

• She is taking night classes for a better future

• She is working two jobs

• She is working

• She is starting a business for the family

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Using context clues, what definition most likely matches the word discreet as it is used on page 65?

• Obnoxious

• Secretive

• Flamboyant

• Obvious

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

Read the following excerpt from the

selection:

“She would’ve hit something by now.”

What can the reader most reasonably infer about Mona based on this excerpt from page 66?

• She does not like to be in the

  car with her mother

• She believes there are poor

  drivers in her city

• She believes her mother’s driving

  skills are not very good

• She believes the heavy rain

  makes poor driving conditions for everyone

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CCSS.RL.7.1

On page 66, the author uses the idiom “it’s going to pour” to mean —

• someone is making a beverage

• there will be sunshine

• there will be strong winds

• it will rain

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A