Sandra Cisneros

Sandra Cisneros

9th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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Sandra Cisneros

Sandra Cisneros

Assessment

Quiz

English, Other

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.2, RI.9-10.2, RL.9-10.1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Susan Toerge

Used 68+ times

FREE Resource

12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

. Where was Sandra Cisneros born?

Syracuse, NY

Chicago, Illinois

Los Angeles, CA

Mexico City, Mexico

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did the Cisneros family move so often?

They liked to travel and live in various places.

Her father became homesick for Mexico and so they moved back & forth.

Her father was in the army and was moved from state to state.

Her family was never satisfied with their home, so they often moved

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What effect did the constant moving of her family have on Sandra Cisneros?

She became very shy and had few friends.

She ran away from home because she hated moving.

She was able to make lots of friends in many places.

She loved traveling and meeting new people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Cisneros develop a love for reading?

Her mother inspired her to read.

She loved listening to stories and she loved reading them even more.

Her teachers encouraged her to read.

She spent a lot of time alone and books provided her with another world.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Cisneros’s shyness help her as a writer?

It allowed her time to think, imagine, read, and prepare.

It made her sad, and thus, she could write about sad things.

She did not have friends to distract her.

She could be alone and listen to music, which inspired her to write.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did Cisneros’s father hope she would do at college?

Study to become a doctor.

Study English to become a writer.

Find a husband.

Graduate with straight A’s.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did Cisneros come to realize that she had a unique voice as a writer?

She compared her writing with others and realized it was because she was of a different race and culture.

She was singing one day and realized she had a good voice.

One of her teacher’s told her that she was a great writer and had a unique Voice.

She tried really hard to write different and finally she realized her writing style was unique.

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