Summer of the Mariposas Prologue Quiz

What is the prologue?

• A section in the middle of a novel

• An introductory section of a text

• The conclusion to the story

• A section of a text found in the first few pages

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The reader will learn information about these story elements

• Exposition, Climax, Rising Action

• Falling Action, Characters, Conclusion

• Characters, Settings, Conflict

• People, Places, Things

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What creatures appeared after the long drought?

• American Snout Butterflies

• American Beetles

• Honey Bees

• Monarch Butterflies

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How long has it been since father left?

• Six months

• 8 months

• 12 years

• Almost 1 year

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Mama stop doing when father left?

• Laughing

• Being happy

• Smiling

• Being a housewife

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which game did they miss playing now that Papa was gone?

• Uno

• Loteria

• Soccer

• Hide and Seek

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was father's job when they played the game?

• Un cantor, caller

• Un lector, reader

• Un artista, artist

• Un oyente, listener

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Read the sentence from par. 5: "..., but to keep things interesting Papa had always altered the riddles and personalized them to fit our family." What does the word altered mean as it is used in the text?

• Stayed the same

• Changed

• Preserve

• Cooked

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What happened as a result of father leaving for good?

• The children played the Loteria every day and remembered Papa.

• The children tried to play Loteria, but they cried for Papa almost every day.

• The children stopped playing Loteria, neglected their chores, and went wild.

• The children went to school every day and did exactly what they were told.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read the sentence from par. 9: "But on scorching summer days, when the pavement was so hot you couldn’t sit on it…” What impact does the word scorching have on the setting?

• The author uses scorching to help the reader understand that the temperature was unbearably hot.

• The author uses scorching to help the reader understand that it was hot outside.

• The author uses scorching to help the reader understand that the temperature was nice and comfortable.

• The author uses scorching to help the reader understand that it was warm outside.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3