"Chameleon" Practice Quiz

How do the details about Trevor and his grandfather in para. 9 contribute to the memoir's overall meaning?

• They demonstrate Noah's family's values

• They show that Noah was a respectful child

• They illustrate the role Noah's race played within his family

• They help the reader understand the Noah family's financial situation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Reread the follwoing excerpt from para. 12:

"At that point I didn't think of the special treatment as having to do with color. I thought of it as having to do with Trevor. It wasn't, 'Trevor doesn't get beaten because Trevor is white.' It was, 'Trevor doesn't get beaten because Trevor is Trevor.' Trevor can't go outside. Trevor can't walk without supervision. It's because I'm me; that's why this is happening. I had no other points of reference. There were no other mixed kids around so that I could say, 'Oh, this happens to us.'"

What do the lines "Trevor can't go outside. Trevor can't walk without supervision" imply about Noah's family?

• They were extremely controlling.

• They believed he was in danger.

• They were neglectful of him.

• They were ashamed of him.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Noah's use of figurative language in para. 17 reveal about his childhood?

• He felt superior to others.

• He was a strong student.

• He missed his father.

• He had naive views.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Reread the line from para. 18:

"If you're standing in the dock, English is the difference between getting off with a fine or going to prison."

What does the phrase 'standing on the dock' most likely mean based on contextual clues?

• On trial in court

• Wealthy & educated

• A young unemployed man

• Fluent in an African language

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Reread the following lines from para. 61:

"I saw myself as the people around me, and the people around me were black. My cousins are black, my mom is black, my gran is black. I grew up black."

What is the intended effect of the repetition in these sentences?

• To help the reader understand the Noah family better

• To illustrate the lack of diversity in South Africa

• To demonstrate the tight knit community and size of Noah's neighborhood

• To emphasize Noah's understanding of his racial identity

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3