The Book of Unknown Americans

What is the main theme of the text?

• The struggles of fitting in as an immigrant

• The importance of family bonds

• The impact of political conflict on personal lives

• The nostalgia for one's home country.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why did the narrator's parents leave Panama?

• They wanted a better life in the United States

• They were forced to leave due to the political situation

• They missed their family and wanted to visit them

• They wanted to explore other countries

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

How did the narrator feel about their identity?

• They identified more as an American.

• They strongly identified as Panamanian.

• They were confused and unsure of their identity.

• They didn't care about their cultural background.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How do the characters’ thoughts about and reactions to the setting relate to the themes
of the selection?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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The novel's title, The Book of Unknown Americans, emphasizes the idea in the excerpt that the characters struggle to...

• Find out about their past.

• Locate their other family members.

• Return to their former home.

• Fit in with their new culture.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence best fits the theme found in The Book of Unknown Americans?

• Life as an immigrant is easy.

• Home can only be one place.

• Adjusting to life as an immigrant is a difficult and lengthy process.

• Most immigrants choose to let go of their roots and embrace being American.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The novel’s title, The Book of Unknown Americans, emphasizes the idea in the excerpt that the characters struggle to

• find out about their past

• locate their other family members

• fit in with their new culture

• return to their former home

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

As used in paragraph 25, what does the word recruit mean?

• to hire

• to strengthen

• to enlist

• to renew

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Which is a possible theme of The Book of Unknown Americans?

• Cultural Identity

• People cannot feel that they belong if they are not accepted.

• People from other countries who move here dislike America once they live there for a while.

• Mistakes are ok as long as you learn from them.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which happened FIRST in the telling of the story, The Book of Unknown Americans?

• The family members became American citizens.

• The narrator explains the story of when his family left Panama.

• The narrator’s father takes them to the beach to remember Panama.

• The narrator’s father finds out how his high school classmates feel about him leaving Panama.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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