Belonging - Unit 3 Summative Review

How does the narrator's love of music in "The Bridge" affect the plot?

• It explains why he dislikes school.

• It interferes with his studies and grades.

• It causes conflict between him and his parents.

• It enhances his understanding of mathematics.

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Read this excerpt from “The Bridge.”

I gaped at him, my mouth open like a fish scooping in bugs. Not play in the band? Give up my music? Why didn’t they just ask me to cut out my heart? I sat there staring at my father as though he had just turned into an alien, because for me he had. I didn’t know what in the world I was going to do. I could no more renounce my music than I could give up breathing.

Which term best describes how the narrator feels in this excerpt?

• angered

• shocked

• annoyed

• confused

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Read this excerpt from “Hmong Tops.”

They emerged from the store and headed home. Lorenzo stiffened as the group’s whispers lingered on the air. He was tired of being a stranger. He lived here now, and he wanted to play Hmong tops.

He marched over and once again insisted on playing. A glint of fire sparked in his eyes. One of the larger boys blocked the way, prepared to extinguish that spark, and shoved Lorenzo to the ground.

The language choices in this passage show that Lorenzo

• likes to pick fights with others.

• has a hint of a defiant streak.

• is afraid to stand up for himself.

• pretends to be braver than he is.

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Read this excerpt from "The Bridge.”

You’d think my parents would have some understanding of how much I love music, wouldn’t you? They think music is just something extra in my life. They expect me to get into an A-list college and then become a businessman or a scientist or a doctor or an engineer – that’s their plan. That is what will make them proud. And I want to make them proud, I do!

What can be concluded about the narrator based on his thoughts and feelings in this excerpt?

• He thinks receiving an education is less important than playing music.

• He believes that music is more important than anything else in his life.

• He believes that his parents simply do not understand his love of music.

• He is angered that his parents do not appreciate the beauty of music.

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Which sentence from “The Bridge” uses figurative language?

• I respect them and admire them greatly for who they are and what they have accomplished.

• So anyway, this afternoon, I was at band practice over at Josh’s house, and we were working on the bridge of this one song, and it was going so superbly well that I lost track of time.

• Now, my math tutor, Gil Bradley, was sitting in our living room when I got home, happily eating samosas made by my mother and talking about current events with my oldest sister, who is about his age and is exceptionally pretty.

• All day at school, I felt as though the fog that covers the tops of the mountains around our town had settled in my brain.

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Read this excerpt from “Hmong Tops.”

The boys walked side by side across the deep cracks in the uneven pavement. Gray apartment buildings bordered the neighborhood streets in endless rows. Tiny strips of yellowed grass peeked out of the side yards, teasing onlookers with promises of spring they never delivered.

The author most likely uses this description to:

• contribute to the sense of hopelessness that Lorenzo feels.

• show that no one cares about the city in which Lorenzo lives.

• create sympathy for the fact that Lorenzo’s family has moved.

• explain the main reason Lorenzo does not like his new home.

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Read the sentence from “Hmong Tops.”

He fiddled with his key ring; the cold brass key felt like a block of ice in his pocket. He had never needed a key to enter his old home; someone was always there to greet him.

The underlined descriptive language suggests that:

• the weather in his new area is colder than he is used to.

• the key is a bleak reminder of the changes in Lorenzo’s life.

• Lorenzo often chooses to look at the negative side of things.

• Lorenzo likes to exaggerate about the things he must endure.

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Which sentences from “The Bridge” most relate to the theme that one’s background often has an impact on one’s beliefs?

• What I mean is, they don’t get me. If they tried for a hundred million years, they couldn’t begin to comprehend my feelings and my dreams.

• This isn’t because they’re insensitive, you understand, but because they didn’t grow up here. They grew up on the other side of the globe, in India.

• You’d think my parents would have some understanding of how much I love music, wouldn’t you? They think music is just something extra in my life.

• They expect me to get into an A-list college and then become a businessman or a scientist or a doctor or an engineer – that’s their plan. That is what will make them proud.

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In “Hmong Tops,” what happens as a result of Cai yelling at one of the boys playing Hmong tops?

• Cai and Lorenzo fight with the boys.

• Lorenzo becomes more embarrassed.

• Lorenzo is given a chance to spin a top.

• Lorenzo and Cai decide to go to the store.

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Which cause-and-effect relationship in “The Bridge” relates to the theme “Sometimes help is found in the most unexpected of places”?

• Because the narrator is late for his appointment with his math tutor, his parents tell him he can no longer play in his band.

• Because the narrator’s parents grew up in India, he believes they do not understand his deep passion for music.

• Because the narrator loses track of time during band practice one evening, he is late getting home for his math tutoring session.

• Because the narrator’s math tutor explains the mathematical benefits of music to the narrator’s parents, the narrator is able to rejoin his band.

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