Bronx Masquerade (Excerpt from HMH)

Which factor contributes most to Diondra's inner conflict in the story?

• Not being a boy

• Pressure to play basketball

• 
  Other students in her class

• Her drawing ability

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which words help the reader understand what tirade means?

• one misspelled word

• talk to him

• he'll snap

• must be in shock

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

After viewing Raul's self-portrait, how did Diondra change her opinion of sharing her artistic side?

• She no longer felt pressure to play basketball.

• She realized she could do a better portrait.

• She wanted the positive attention that Raul was getting.

• She decided she was tired of hiding who she really was.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the setting contribute to Devon's conflict in the story?

• Devon gets into trouble after going to the library instead of basketball practice.

• Devon is embarrassed to return to school after he is discovered at the library.

• Devon is worried that his team will think he is a geek after being seen at the library.

• Devon embraces who he really is after he is spotted in the library.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

What does grief mean in paragraph 15?

• 
  A cause of suffering

• Trouble or annoyance

• An unfortunate outcome

• Deep sorrow or painful regret

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Through each narrator's experience, the author explores the theme of...

• feeling pressure to fit in

• working hard to succeed

• embracing who you are

• 
  expressing yourself

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CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the organization of this selection allow the author to do?

• explain how the drawing can be a uniting factor for teenagers and teachers

• reflect upon the different problems that teenagers are faced with and why

• compare and contrast the different viewpoints and personalities of the students in one class

• 
  describe a sequence of events and ideas that a character has

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.W.8.2A

Which reason explains why this story benefits from having the point of view of multiple narrators?

• The reader is able to know one character well

• 
  The reader is restricted about what he or she knows about characters

• The reader knows what multiple characters are thinking

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CCSS.RL.8.6

Which element identifies the genre of the passage as realistic fiction?

• The modern setting

• The historical setting

• The conflict that happens in real life

• The happy ending

Which element shows the nonlinear plot structure of this selection?

• Multiple characters/narrators

• Multiple flashbacks

• 
  Multiple conflicts

• Organized chronologically

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CCSS.RL.8.5