Zlata's Diary Comprehension

What does the title possibly tell you about this text and the author's purpose?

• It is a diary and possibly written to record the author's feelings and experiences.

• It is a story about a girl's wonderful time with her family during the war.

• It is a biography about the life of a little girl and the purpose is to entertain.

• It is a poem about a war.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

How would you describe the author and her point of view about the world?

• Her point of view is that of the mother. The mother is worried and fears what may happen.

• Her point of view is that of an eleven year old. She is a normal child who goes to school, takes tests, goes on field trips, and listens to her mother.

• Her point of view is from that of a soldier in the war.

• Her point of view is from that of the father fighting in the war.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

On April 12, 1992 what does Zlata compare the crowd of people on Vasco Miskin Street?

• She compares it to football game.

• She compares it to a concert.

• She compares it to a peace march.

• She compares it to premiere of a new movie.

Which statement is true about the entries in Zlata's diary?

• They appear in time order.

• Each one compares and contrasts

• They do not contain personal thoughts,

• Each one is a media account

What fact does Zlata offer at the beginning of the entry below:

"People are leaving Sarajevo. The airport, train, and bus stations are packed."

• Many people are hiding in their house.

• Many people are afraid.

• Many people are coming to the city.

• Many people are leaving the city.

What stated idea about war does the fact below support?

Many people are leaving the city.

• Zlata misses her father.

• Parties can be exhausting.

• War is something inhuman.

• The people are alright with the war.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

At one point, Zlata and her parents hide in their cellar. Why?

• They don't want to go to Holland

• They want to move their beds

• They need to escape the gunfire

• Thieves rob their apartment.

Zlata misses many things during the war. What is one thing she misses the most?

• birthday cake

• school

• peace

• her canary

Midway through the narrative essay, Zlata begins to repeat a certain idea. What could it possibly be?

• War is terrible.

• Family is everything.

• There is hope.

• Happiness is all around.

How does the sentence below help Zlata express what she is experiencing and feeling during this part of her journal?

"I was almost positive the war world stop, but today...Today a shell fell on the park in front of my house, the park where I used to play and sit with my girlfriends."

• It was positive and hopeful.

• It starts with a hopeful idea, but then presents a violent event. The anecdote shows how Zlata's emotions fluctuate, or change, between hope and fear.

• Zlata gets excited to see a shell for the first time and shares it with her friends.

• Zlata is saddened about the war and has no hopes of it coming to an end.