Redo Unit One Quiz

Maya and her family came to the United States from...

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What is the capital of Haiti?

• Les Cayes
• Carrefour
• Jacmel
• Port-au-Prince

What is the capital of Haiti?

• Les Cayes
• Carrefour
• Jacmel
• Port-au-Prince

The selection can be identified as a short story because it —

• Has a main character

• Focuses on one subject

• Focuses on many side characters

• Focuses on multiple plots

The author describes Ted’s stained-glass course and his design of the fort to emphasize Ted’s —

• Determination to plan out all of his ideas

• Desire to donate to the animal shelter

• Desire to create pretty gifts for his family

• Appreciation for his mother providing for him

Which statement best describes the main conflict in the story?

• She wants to go to the school dance, but she isn't sure she should attend because she can't dance.

• Maya has to do her mother's job when her mother is injured.

• She wants to go to the school dance, but she thinks her parents are unlikely to give her permission.

• Maya wants to be best friends with Marcia Egness.

Which sentence suggests that Maya is trying to escape from the reality of her dad's anger?

• His silence filled every corner of the cab like a dark cloud, slowly suffocating me with its poisonous rage.

• Papa's neck was deep red, and the skin on the back of my hands tingled with fear.

• We screeched to a stop in front of our building.

• I lay my head back against the seat and closed my eyes, squeezing them shut, and took myself far away until I was safe on the bars at the beautiful gymnastics meet in the sky.

The conflict in the story is resolved when:

• Nurzhan offers to be Maya’s chaperone at the dance.

• Maya’s father agrees to be her chaperone at the dance.

• Maya agrees to quit gymnastics if she can go to the dance.

• Nurzhan promises to stop fighting Ossie at school.

Which phrase from the selection conveys Maya's father's anger when he sees her with Daniel?

• I ran to the cab

• splintered into a million pieces

• glistening dark leather jacket

• roared in front of me

The author’s family lives in New York instead of in Haiti because they

• want their children to be able to speak English.

• love the opportunities in the United States.

• had to flee to avoid persecution by Haiti’s ruler.

• do not feel connected to any particular country.