Unit 3 Places We Call Home Review

Which statement best describes the narrator’s internal conflict in the story, The Book of Unknown Americans ?

• The narrator is pressured by his family about feeling Panamanian and by his peers about not being American, yet he feels more American than Panamanian.

• The narrator implies feeling confused when his family appears proud to become American citizens at the courthouse.

• The narrator discusses feeling more American than Panamanian, yet his father gets angry when accused of being an American.

• The narrator states that he cannot remember anything about living in Panama like his brother who reminisces about his memories

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence best fits the theme found in The Book of Unknown Americans?

• Life as an immigrant is easy.

• Home can only be one place.

• Adjusting to life as an immigrant is a difficult and lengthy process.

• Most immigrants choose to let go of their roots and embrace being American.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

The main protagonist of My Favorite Chaperone story is...

• Shannon

• Maya

• Nurzhan

External Conflict are struggles that occur between characters and outside forces. Which of these are external conflicts? Check all that apply.

• person vs person

• person vs nature

• person vs technology

• person vs supernatural

• person vs. society

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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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

Internal conflict has only one type, person vs. self. These struggles are often centered around difficult and complex decisions. Which of the following examples is NOT internal conflict?

• The narrator, Mayor is pressured by his family about feeling "Panamanian" and by his peers about not being American.

• After breaking his mother' s favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether to tell her the truth or attempt to hide his mistake and blame the dog.

• Nurzhan in a fist fight with Ossie Nishizono

• Maya translating a different message from the principal to her father.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.

Check all that apply.

• Maya will also get in trouble for not protecting Nurzhan if her father finds out the truth

• Maya does not speak English well enough to translate what the principal is telling her

• Maya is embarrassed that Nurzhan's fight will be seen as shameful to her family

• Maya is protecting her brother from her father's abusive nature

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Daniel dropped me and I ran to the cab, whimpering and trembling inside like a dog caught stealing chickens."

What does it mean to whimper?

• to sob or let out a soft cry

• to giggle softly

• to laugh loudly

• to whisper a quiet question

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What most likely motivates Nurzhan to help Maya get permission to go to the Spring Fling?

• He feels sorry for her because she has to give up gymnastics for a time.

• He wants to go have fun himself.

• He thinks Maya needs to have more fun each day.

• He wants to help her because she helped him get out of trouble.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which character in The Book of Unknown Americans shows the strongest desire to visit Panama?

• Mayor--main character

• Celia--mother

• Rafa--father

• Enrique--brother

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3