Eleven Short Story

Who wrote the short story "Eleven?"

• Sandra Cisneros

• Mary Shelley

• Gary Soto

• Sylvia Plath

What does Rachel mean by "it's too late" in this sentence from "Eleven"? "There'll be candles and presents and everybody will sing happy birthday, happy birthday to you, Rachel, only it's too late"

• She already knows about the party, so it won't be a surprise.

• She feels too sad to invite her classmates to the party.

• The party won't matter because her day has been ruined.

• Her birthday party will take place very late at night.

From whose point of view is the story Eleven being told?

• First person point of view.

• Second person point of view.

• Third person omniscient point of view.

• Third person limited point of view.

What does Rachel infer as to why nobody claims the red sweater when Mrs. Price asks, "Whose is this?"

• Nobody wants to say it is theirs because it was so ugly.

• Nobody wants to say it is theirs because it is too big for any eleven year old.

• Nobody claims the sweater because they hate the color red.

• Everyone believes the sweater must belong to someone from another classroom.

Both novels and short stories contain the following:

• setting and characters

• plot and mood

• a theme

• all of the above

How does Rachel say that you feel when you turn eleven?

• ready to act like a grownup

• smarter and older than your friends

• old enough to talk with adults

• as though you have other ages inside you

What point of view was Eleven written in?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

• No person

What was the conflict of the story?

• She got in a fight with her best friend.

• The teacher thought the red sweater was hers.

• Her friends forgot her birthday.

Who is the protagonist in Eleven?

• Mrs. Price

• Rachel

• Sylvia Saldivar

• Phyllis Lopez

What is the main conflict in Eleven?

• Rachel is turning 12 years old

• Phyllis Lopez claims the red sweater as hers

• Rachel's mom bakes her a cake

• Rachel is upset because Mrs. Price put the sweater on her desk.