The Party by Pam Munoz Ryan

Which statement best states the central message in the story?

• That I wasn't worthy.

• Where did Meredith get her confidence? I wondered.

• Probably if I'd smiled more, I would have been invited.

• So what if I don't go to the party. I'm still me whether I go or not.

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Which detail from the text best indicates that Bridget does not view the narrator as a friend?

• "And Kim just told me that she just heard Bridget say she was going to maybe invite you to her party."

• "Bridget headed toward my line, weaving through the crowd, and it did seem as if she was headed toward me."

• "Bridget moved with me as I inched forward, still offering the invitation."

• "The original name had been scribbled out but my name hadn't even been written in its place."

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Which statement best describes the change in the narrator's feelings about herself over the course of the story?

• The narrator goes from seeing herself as popular to feeling like an outsider.

• The narrator goes from judging herself negatively to feeling good about herself.

• The narrator goes from thinking she is close friends with Bridget to knowing that she is not.

• The narrator goes from thinking she is less than others to thinking she is better than they are.

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How is the central message of being true to oneself conveyed in the story?

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Do you think the narrator accepted the invitation at the end of the story? Why or why not?

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Has a situation ever made you ever feel rejected or left out? How did you react?

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Have you ever wanted to change yourself to be a part of something your friends or peers were a part of? Why or why not?

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