My favorite Chaperone

What was Maya handed at the beginning of the story?

• A pink permission slip

• A pass to the dance

• An invitation

How did they come to America?

• Trough a dating app

• Through a program for refugees

• Because the dad found a good job

• Through the aunt who had been in a dating magazine

Why did they move to America (more than one option is possible)

• To get access to a better education

• Because the economy in Kazakhstan was in a very bad moment

• To get better job

• Because the grandma died and then everything fell apart

How were the parents' new jobs?

• Better than in Kazakhstan

• Worse than in Kazakhstan but they got paid

• The same as in Kazakhstan

• Amazing

How would you describe the parents?

• Kind

• Loving

• Strict

• Russian

According to the reading how were immigrant kids treated at school by te other kids?

• With respect

• With fear

• As equals

• Some kids made fun of them

Why was Nurzhan in trouble?

• For fighting another kid

• Because he didn't do his homework

• Because he missed school

• Because he was ill

What languages did the father speak? (select as many as needed)

• Russian

• French

• A bit of English

• Perfect English

What is a scuffle?

• A small fight

• A big fight

• When more than 4 people fight

Why is the meeting relevant TO THE STORY?

• Because it gives the siblings the opportunity to show off their English

• Because the dad was very angry

• Because it gives the siblings an opportunity to connect and care for each other

• Because Maya was so mad that she had a scuffle with her brother